What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Greece and Hungary?

371,660 people, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?

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.

Greece vs Hungary: People using improved sanitation facilities

Greece

10.05 million people

in 2024

Hungary

9.68 million people

in 2024

Greece rank

86th

Hungary rank

87th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Greece
Hungary

How they compare

Greece currently reports 10.05 million people against 9.68 million people in Hungary, a difference of 371,660 people.

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

Greece ranks 86th and Hungary ranks 87th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.88 million people	10.09 million people	793,230 people	Greece
2010s	10.88 million people	9.86 million people	1.02 million people	Greece
2020s	10.40 million people	9.70 million people	695,596 people	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Greece or Hungary?: Greece, at 10.05 million people against 9.68 million people in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Greece and Hungary?: 371,660 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Greece ranks 86th and Hungary ranks 87th 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.