Brazil vs Egypt: People using safely managed sanitation services
Brazil
55.0%
in 2024
Egypt
57.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
80th
Egypt rank
77th
People using safely managed sanitation services over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 57.3% against 55.0% in Brazil, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 80th and Egypt ranks 77th of 146 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 27.8% | 7.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 33.6% | 11.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.0% | 2.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 57.3% against 55.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services between Brazil and Egypt?
- 2.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Brazil ranks 80th and Egypt ranks 77th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.