What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Czechia and Sweden?

187,700 people, with Czechia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Czechia vs Sweden: People using improved sanitation facilities

Czechia

10.74 million people

in 2024

Sweden

10.55 million people

in 2024

Czechia rank

80th

Sweden rank

81st

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Czechia
Sweden

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 10.74 million people against 10.55 million people in Sweden, a difference of 187,700 people.

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

Czechia ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 81st of 232 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.26 million people	9.03 million people	1.23 million people	Czechia
2010s	10.52 million people	9.75 million people	763,693 people	Czechia
2020s	10.66 million people	10.43 million people	232,120 people	Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Czechia or Sweden?: Czechia, at 10.74 million people against 10.55 million people in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Czechia and Sweden?: 187,700 people, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Czechia ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 81st 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.