Somalia vs Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Somalia
8.45 million people
in 2024
Zambia
7.99 million people
in 2024
Somalia rank
87th
Zambia rank
88th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.45 million people against 7.99 million people in Zambia, a difference of 462,810 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Somalia ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 88th of 232 countries.

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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.