Austria vs Poland: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Austria

98.5%

in 2024

Poland

97.8%

in 2024

Austria rank

11th

Poland rank

14th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Austria
Poland

How they compare

Austria currently reports 98.5% against 97.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 11th and Poland ranks 14th of 150 countries.

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Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Austria
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Poland
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.