Japan vs Russia: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Japan
123.68 million people
in 2024
Russia
133.55 million people
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Russia rank
7th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Japan
  • Russia
050.0M100.0M150.0M200020122024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 133.55 million people against 123.68 million people in Japan, a difference of 9.87 million people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Russia ranks 7th 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.