Brazil vs Mozambique: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Brazil
15.89 million people
in 2024
Mozambique
19.36 million people
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Mozambique rank
11th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Brazil
  • Mozambique
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 19.36 million people against 15.89 million people in Brazil, a difference of 3.47 million people.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 11th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved 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

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.