Egypt vs Tanzania: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Egypt
49.72 million people
in 2024
Tanzania
49.05 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Tanzania rank
12th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Egypt
- Tanzania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.72 million people against 49.05 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 672,700 people.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 150 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.88 million people | 35.38 million people | 22.51 million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 65.11 million people | 41.37 million people | 23.73 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 55.12 million people | 47.55 million people | 7.58 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Egypt or Tanzania?
- Egypt, at 49.72 million people against 49.05 million people in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Egypt and Tanzania?
- 672,700 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Tanzania rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.