France vs Italy: People using improved sanitation facilities

France
66.55 million people
in 2024
Italy
59.33 million people
in 2024
France rank
20th
Italy rank
21st

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • France
  • Italy
020.0M40.0M60.0M200020122024

How they compare

France currently reports 66.55 million people against 59.33 million people in Italy, a difference of 7.21 million people.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

France ranks 20th and Italy ranks 21st 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.