Kenya vs Syria: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Kenya

23.07 million people

in 2024

Syria

23.60 million people

in 2024

Kenya rank

46th

Syria rank

44th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Syria currently reports 23.60 million people against 23.07 million people in Kenya, a difference of 526,500 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.

Kenya ranks 46th and Syria ranks 44th 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.