Guinea vs Malawi: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Guinea
5.51 million people
in 2024
Malawi
5.22 million people
in 2024
Guinea rank
36th
Malawi rank
37th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Guinea
  • Malawi
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 5.51 million people against 5.22 million people in Malawi, a difference of 291,260 people.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Guinea ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 37th 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.