Egypt vs Russia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Egypt

57.3%

in 2024

Russia

58.2%

in 2024

Egypt rank

81st

Russia rank

80th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Egypt
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 58.2% against 57.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 81st and Russia ranks 80th of 150 countries.

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Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Egypt
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Russia
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.