What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Kenya and Poland?

84,500 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?

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.

Kenya vs Poland: People using improved sanitation facilities

Kenya

38.62 million people

in 2024

Poland

38.54 million people

in 2024

Kenya rank

32nd

Poland rank

33rd

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Kenya
Poland

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 38.62 million people against 38.54 million people in Poland, a difference of 84,500 people.

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

Kenya ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 33rd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Poland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.23 million people	34.91 million people	18.68 million people	Poland
2010s	26.73 million people	37.52 million people	10.79 million people	Poland
2020s	35.90 million people	38.38 million people	2.48 million people	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Kenya or Poland?: Kenya, at 38.62 million people against 38.54 million people in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Kenya and Poland?: 84,500 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Poland rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Kenya ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 33rd 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.