South Korea vs United Kingdom: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

South Korea
51.58 million people
in 2024
United Kingdom
68.52 million people
in 2024
South Korea rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
19th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • South Korea
  • United Kingdom
020.0M40.0M60.0M200020122024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 68.52 million people against 51.58 million people in South Korea, a difference of 16.94 million people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

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

South Korea ranks 22nd 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.