Italy vs Türkiye: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Italy
77.3%
in 2024
Türkiye
81.4%
in 2024
Italy rank
20th
Türkiye rank
19th
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services over time
- Italy
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 81.4% against 77.3% in Italy, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 19th of 100 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 50.9% | 27.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 66.0% | 11.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 78.9% | 1.6% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services, Italy or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 81.4% against 77.3% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services between Italy and Türkiye?
- 4.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Italy ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 19th of 100 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.