Egypt vs Russia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Egypt
49.72 million people
in 2024
Russia
60.56 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Russia rank
8th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Egypt
  • Russia
020.0M40.0M60.0M200020122024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 60.56 million people against 49.72 million people in Egypt, a difference of 10.84 million people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Russia ahead.

Egypt ranks 11th and Russia ranks 8th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.