China vs India: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

China
68.9%
in 2024
India
62.8%
in 2024
China rank
70th
India rank
73rd

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • China
  • India
0204060200020122024

How they compare

China currently reports 68.9% against 62.8% in India, a difference of 6.1%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

China ranks 70th and India ranks 73rd of 150 countries.

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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
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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.