Poland vs United Kingdom: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Poland
97.8%
in 2024
United Kingdom
97.8%
in 2024
Poland rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 97.8% against 97.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Poland ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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.