Germany vs Iran: People using improved sanitation facilities

Germany

84.55 million people

in 2024

Iran

91.57 million people

in 2024

Germany rank

17th

Iran rank

15th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Iran currently reports 91.57 million people against 84.55 million people in Germany, a difference of 7.02 million people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 17th and Iran ranks 15th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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