How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

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.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.53 million people	2.84 million people	307,584 people	Zambia
2010s	4.80 million people	5.05 million people	249,839 people	Zambia
2020s	7.56 million people	7.27 million people	293,422 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Somalia or Zambia?: Somalia, at 8.45 million people against 7.99 million people in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Somalia and Zambia?: 462,810 people, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Somalia ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 88th of 232 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.