Denmark vs South Korea: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Denmark

98.9%

in 2024

South Korea

99.3%

in 2024

Denmark rank

10th

South Korea rank

8th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Denmark
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 99.3% against 98.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 8th 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
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.