Mexico vs Pakistan: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Mexico
121.69 million people
in 2024
Pakistan
180.62 million people
in 2024
Mexico rank
9th
Pakistan rank
6th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Mexico
  • Pakistan
50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M175.0M200020122024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 180.62 million people against 121.69 million people in Mexico, a difference of 58.93 million people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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
Last refreshed

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