Denmark vs Japan: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Denmark

98.9%

in 2024

Japan

99.2%

in 2024

Denmark rank

10th

Japan rank

9th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Denmark
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 99.2% against 98.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Denmark ranks 10th and Japan ranks 9th of 150 countries.

Individual pages

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Denmark
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Japan
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.