Japan vs Mexico: People using improved sanitation facilities

Japan
123.68 million people
in 2024
Mexico
130.86 million people
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
Mexico rank
10th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
050.0M100.0M150.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 130.86 million people against 123.68 million people in Japan, a difference of 7.18 million people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 10th 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
Last refreshed

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