Egypt vs Vietnam: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Egypt
49.72 million people
in 2024
Vietnam
55.17 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Vietnam rank
9th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Egypt
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 55.17 million people against 49.72 million people in Egypt, a difference of 5.45 million people.
That makes Vietnam'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 Vietnam ranks 9th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.88 million people | 53.25 million people | 4.64 million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 65.11 million people | 55.33 million people | 9.78 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 55.12 million people | 55.83 million people | 708,880 people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Egypt or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 55.17 million people against 49.72 million people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Egypt and Vietnam?
- 5.45 million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Vietnam?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Vietnam rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 9th 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.