Brazil vs Egypt: Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Brazil
55.0%
in 2024
Egypt
57.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
84th
Egypt rank
81st
Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 57.3% against 55.0% in Brazil, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 84th and Egypt ranks 81st of 150 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 27.8% | 7.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 33.6% | 11.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.0% | 2.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population using safely managed sanitation, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 57.3% against 55.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population using safely managed sanitation between Brazil and Egypt?
- 2.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Brazil ranks 84th and Egypt ranks 81st 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.