Italy vs United Kingdom: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Italy
59.27 million people
in 2024
United Kingdom
68.52 million people
in 2024
Italy rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
19th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
020.0M40.0M60.0M200020122024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 68.52 million people against 59.27 million people in Italy, a difference of 9.24 million people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.