Egypt vs Thailand: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Egypt
49.72 million people
in 2024
Thailand
52.52 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Thailand rank
10th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

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

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 52.52 million people against 49.72 million people in Egypt, a difference of 2.80 million people.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 10th 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.