China vs India: People using improved sanitation facilities

China
1.43 billion people
in 2024
India
1.35 billion people
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • China
  • India
250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B1.5B200020122024

How they compare

China currently reports 1.43 billion people against 1.35 billion people in India, a difference of 77.04 million people.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.

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

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 232 countries.

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About this data

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