What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Argentina and Kenya?

4.01 million people, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kenya?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Kenya: People using improved sanitation facilities

Argentina

42.63 million people

in 2016

Kenya

38.62 million people

in 2024

Argentina rank

29th

Kenya rank

32nd

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Argentina
Kenya

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 42.63 million people against 38.62 million people in Kenya, a difference of 4.01 million people.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 232 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.34 million people	16.23 million people	20.11 million people	Argentina
2010s	40.97 million people	24.98 million people	15.99 million people	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Argentina or Kenya?: Argentina, at 42.63 million people against 38.62 million people in Kenya as of 2016.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Argentina and Kenya?: 4.01 million people, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kenya?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Kenya rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Argentina ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 32nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: people
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: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.