Mali vs Zambia: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Mali

7.92 million people

in 2024

Zambia

8.51 million people

in 2024

Mali rank

29th

Zambia rank

27th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Zambia currently reports 8.51 million people against 7.92 million people in Mali, a difference of 588,830 people.

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

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

Mali ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 27th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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