Kenya vs Sri Lanka: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Kenya

23.07 million people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

22.03 million people

in 2024

Kenya rank

46th

Sri Lanka rank

48th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Kenya currently reports 23.07 million people against 22.03 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.04 million people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kenya ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 232 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.