Kenya vs Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Kenya
3.21 million people
in 2024
Myanmar
3.53 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
21st
Myanmar rank
20th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 3.53 million people against 3.21 million people in Kenya, a difference of 323,440 people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 20th of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.00 million people | 4.26 million people | 736,492 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.48 million people | 3.84 million people | 640,020 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.52 million people | 3.53 million people | 9,916 people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 3.53 million people against 3.21 million people in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 323,440 people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 20th of 175 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.