Japan vs Switzerland: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Japan
99.2%
in 2024
Switzerland
99.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Switzerland rank
7th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 99.7% against 99.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Japan ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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.