Countries With the Fastest Growth in Access to sanitation (5-Year Change)
Change in Access to sanitation over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Georgia rose the most: by 17.9 pts, from 45.1% of population (safely managed) to 63% of population (safely managed) in the five years to 2024. Egypt, Arab Rep. is second (+15.4 pts), followed by Albania (+14.5 pts). 109 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +2.14 pts.
- #1
- Georgia · +17.9 pts
- Median
- +2.14 pts
- Coverage
- 109 countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 45.1 | 63 | +17.9 pts |
| 2 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 41.9 | 57.3 | +15.4 pts |
| 3 | Albania | 54.8 | 69.3 | +14.5 pts |
| 4 | Nepal | 42.5 | 53.4 | +10.9 pts |
| 5 | India | 51.9 | 62.8 | +10.9 pts |
| 6 | West Bank and Gaza | 62.8 | 73.5 | +10.7 pts |
| 7 | Peru | 46.1 | 56.5 | +10.4 pts |
| 8 | Cambodia | 41.4 | 51.6 | +10.2 pts |
| 9 | Macao SAR, China | 69.9 | 80 | +10 pts |
| 10 | Romania | 80.6 | 89.8 | +9.15 pts |
| 11 | Lao PDR | 62.5 | 71.4 | +8.89 pts |
| 12 | South Africa | 65.3 | 73.8 | +8.5 pts |
| 13 | Türkiye | 70.4 | 78.9 | +8.42 pts |
| 14 | Mexico | 55.1 | 62.7 | +7.61 pts |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 30.5 | 37.3 | +6.81 pts |
| 16 | Mongolia | 63.5 | 69.9 | +6.41 pts |
| 17 | Malawi | 40 | 46.2 | +6.13 pts |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 61.9 | 68 | +6.08 pts |
| 19 | Mozambique | 28 | 33.9 | +5.96 pts |
| 20 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 89.1 | 94.8 | +5.76 pts |
| 21 | China | 63.3 | 68.9 | +5.62 pts |
| 22 | Jamaica | 68.3 | 73.6 | +5.27 pts |
| 23 | Montenegro | 45.6 | 50.9 | +5.27 pts |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 70.6 | 75.7 | +5.12 pts |
| 25 | Lesotho | 38.7 | 43.8 | +5.07 pts |
| 26 | Tanzania | 23.6 | 28.5 | +4.84 pts |
| 27 | Tunisia | 75.2 | 79.8 | +4.55 pts |
| 28 | Senegal | 25.7 | 30.1 | +4.37 pts |
| 29 | Comoros | 45 | 49.4 | +4.37 pts |
| 30 | Brazil | 50.7 | 55 | +4.3 pts |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 20.6 | 24.7 | +4.15 pts |
| 32 | Eswatini | 57.2 | 60.8 | +3.66 pts |
| 33 | Israel | 93.6 | 97.2 | +3.59 pts |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 13.3 | 16.8 | +3.51 pts |
| 35 | Belgium | 91.4 | 94.9 | +3.51 pts |
| 36 | Yemen, Rep. | 39.7 | 43.1 | +3.39 pts |
| 37 | Kenya | 32.6 | 35.8 | +3.23 pts |
| 38 | Ghana | 15.5 | 18.8 | +3.22 pts |
| 39 | Hungary | 88.5 | 91.7 | +3.17 pts |
| 40 | Greece | 89.7 | 92.9 | +3.16 pts |
| 41 | Cuba | 42.8 | 45.9 | +3.12 pts |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 42.3 | 45.4 | +3.05 pts |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 21.9 | 24.8 | +2.92 pts |
| 44 | Philippines | 59.3 | 62.2 | +2.9 pts |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.3 | 27.1 | +2.85 pts |
| 46 | Nigeria | 29.5 | 32.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 47 | Qatar | 97.4 | 99.9 | +2.53 pts |
| 48 | Portugal | 91.4 | 93.9 | +2.52 pts |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.2 | 22.6 | +2.42 pts |
| 50 | Benin | 14 | 16.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 51 | Lithuania | 94 | 96.4 | +2.38 pts |
| 52 | Malaysia | 83.4 | 85.8 | +2.38 pts |
| 53 | Mali | 17.7 | 20 | +2.28 pts |
| 54 | Iraq | 48.6 | 50.9 | +2.27 pts |
| 55 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 14.2 | 16.4 | +2.14 pts |
| 56 | São Tomé and Principe | 32.6 | 34.7 | +2.09 pts |
| 57 | Latvia | 90.5 | 92.5 | +2.08 pts |
| 58 | Thailand | 24.9 | 26.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 59 | Madagascar | 11 | 12.8 | +1.76 pts |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 56.5 | 58.2 | +1.65 pts |
| 61 | Paraguay | 56.9 | 58.5 | +1.63 pts |
| 62 | Bhutan | 47.9 | 49.5 | +1.62 pts |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 24.7 | 26.3 | +1.59 pts |
| 64 | Togo | 11.5 | 13 | +1.57 pts |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 94.8 | 96.3 | +1.55 pts |
| 66 | Bahrain | 91.8 | 93.4 | +1.53 pts |
| 67 | Uganda | 18.9 | 20.4 | +1.51 pts |
| 68 | Papua New Guinea | 15.3 | 16.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 6.75 | 8.05 | +1.3 pts |
| 70 | Djibouti | 38.5 | 39.7 | +1.16 pts |
| 71 | Slovenia | 83.4 | 84.5 | +1.12 pts |
| 72 | Jordan | 79 | 80.1 | +1.11 pts |
| 73 | Ireland | 80.2 | 81.3 | +1.07 pts |
| 74 | Korea, Rep. | 98.3 | 99.3 | +1.06 pts |
| 75 | Canada | 80.3 | 81.3 | +1.02 pts |
| 76 | Kyrgyz Republic | 92.1 | 93 | +0.879 pts |
| 77 | Samoa | 43.3 | 44.1 | +0.866 pts |
| 78 | New Zealand | 88 | 88.8 | +0.835 pts |
| 79 | Niger | 8.32 | 9.15 | +0.829 pts |
| 80 | Kiribati | 23.8 | 24.6 | +0.811 pts |
| 81 | Finland | 89.4 | 90.1 | +0.739 pts |
| 82 | American Samoa | 42.2 | 42.9 | +0.704 pts |
| 83 | Chad | 10.4 | 11.1 | +0.662 pts |
| 84 | Chile | 94.5 | 95.1 | +0.661 pts |
| 85 | Czechia | 90.7 | 91.4 | +0.656 pts |
| 86 | Colombia | 18.1 | 18.7 | +0.57 pts |
| 87 | Denmark | 98.4 | 98.9 | +0.51 pts |
| 88 | France | 89.5 | 90 | +0.488 pts |
| 89 | Venezuela, RB | 25.5 | 26 | +0.473 pts |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.6 | 38 | +0.47 pts |
| 91 | Slovak Republic | 83 | 83.4 | +0.432 pts |
| 92 | Australia | 95.3 | 95.8 | +0.425 pts |
| 93 | Ukraine | 92 | 92.4 | +0.399 pts |
| 94 | Ecuador | 48.9 | 49.3 | +0.359 pts |
| 95 | Norway | 77.6 | 77.9 | +0.29 pts |
| 96 | Switzerland | 99.5 | 99.7 | +0.235 pts |
| 97 | Japan | 99 | 99.2 | +0.218 pts |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 74.4 | 74.6 | +0.19 pts |
| 99 | Estonia | 90.4 | 90.6 | +0.136 pts |
| 100 | Germany | 96.7 | 96.8 | +0.092 pts |
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About the top 10
#1 Georgia
Georgia ranks #1 on this list with +17.9 pts.
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$38.14 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,692 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 61.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tbilisi.
Also ranks #2 in alcohol consumption per capita · #6 in physicians per 1,000 · #10 in female population share.
#2 Egypt, Arab Rep.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks #2 on this list with +15.4 pts.
- Capital
- Cairo
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 118.37 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$365.25 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,086 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 42.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Cairo, Alexandria, Giza.
Also ranks #1 in irrigated land share · #3 in deposit interest rate · #5 in remittances received.
#3 Albania
Albania ranks #3 on this list with +14.5 pts.
- Capital
- Tirana
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.35 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$30.54 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,998 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 79.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 58.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in electricity access rate · #2 in access to electricity (rural) · #11 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#4 Nepal
Nepal ranks #4 on this list with +10.9 pts.
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 29.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$45.49 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,536 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 67% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in school enrolment (primary) · #6 in low-birthweight babies share · #7 in gross savings rate.
#5 India
India ranks #5 on this list with +10.9 pts.
- Capital
- New Delhi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 1.46 billion people (2025)
- GDP
- US$3.96 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,703 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 35.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru.
Also ranks #1 in population · #1 in rural population · #1 in remittances received.
#6 West Bank and Gaza
West Bank and Gaza ranks #6 on this list with +10.7 pts.
- Capital
- Ramallah, East Jerusalem
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 5.41 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$17.17 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,171 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 87.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in unemployment rate · #10 in crop production index · #12 in population density.
#7 Peru
Peru ranks #7 on this list with +10.4 pts.
- Capital
- Lima
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 34.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$334.85 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,684 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 85.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Lima, Arequipa.
Also ranks #5 in fish production · #6 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #7 in atms per 100,000 adults.
#8 Cambodia
Cambodia ranks #8 on this list with +10.2 pts.
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 17.85 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$51.27 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,872 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 41.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Phnom Penh.
Also ranks #3 in time to start a business (days) · #5 in manufacturing value added share of gdp · #6 in labour force participation rate.
#9 Macao SAR, China
Macao SAR, China ranks #9 on this list with +10 pts.
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 685,900 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$52.06 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$75,902 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 83.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 100% of population (2025)
- International tourist arrivals
- 5.9 million arrivals (2020)
Also ranks #1 in population density · #2 in school enrolment (tertiary) · #2 in services value added share of gdp.
#10 Romania
Romania ranks #10 on this list with +9.15 pts.
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 19.02 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$428.68 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$22,538 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 52.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bucharest.
Also ranks #1 in alcohol consumption per capita · #8 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #13 in death rate.
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Source and method
Change in Access to sanitation over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.STA.SMSS.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population): WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.