Ireland vs Madagascar: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Ireland
4.72 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
4.91 million people
in 2024
Ireland rank
114th
Madagascar rank
112th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Ireland
  • Madagascar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200020122024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.91 million people against 4.72 million people in Ireland, a difference of 197,000 people.

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

Ireland ranks 114th and Madagascar ranks 112th of 232 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic 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
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.