Kenya vs Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage

Kenya

3.34 million people

in 2024

Somalia

2.75 million people

in 2024

Kenya rank

21st

Somalia rank

23rd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Kenya currently reports 3.34 million people against 2.75 million people in Somalia, a difference of 591,770 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Kenya ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 23rd of 232 countries.

Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
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: 232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.