Bangladesh vs Kenya: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Bangladesh
14.76 million people
in 2024
Kenya
16.01 million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
11th
Kenya rank
9th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Kenya
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 16.01 million people against 14.76 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.25 million people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 11th and Kenya ranks 9th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved 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
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.