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

772,200 people, with Kenya ahead.

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

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 Ukraine: People using improved sanitation facilities

Kenya

38.62 million people

in 2024

Ukraine

37.85 million people

in 2024

Kenya rank

32nd

Ukraine rank

34th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Kenya
Ukraine

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 38.62 million people against 37.85 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 772,200 people.

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

Kenya ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 34th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.23 million people	46.82 million people	30.59 million people	Ukraine
2010s	26.73 million people	45.35 million people	18.62 million people	Ukraine
2020s	35.90 million people	41.04 million people	5.15 million people	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Kenya or Ukraine?: Kenya, at 38.62 million people against 37.85 million people in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Kenya and Ukraine?: 772,200 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Ukraine?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Ukraine rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Kenya ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 34th 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.