Japan vs Mongolia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Japan
1.01 million people
in 2024
Mongolia
1.04 million people
in 2024
Japan rank
87th
Mongolia rank
86th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Japan
  • Mongolia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.04 million people against 1.01 million people in Japan, a difference of 36,800 people.

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

Japan ranks 87th and Mongolia ranks 86th 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.