Myanmar vs Zambia: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Myanmar
7.66 million people
in 2024
Zambia
8.51 million people
in 2024
Myanmar rank
30th
Zambia rank
27th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Myanmar
  • Zambia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M200020122024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8.51 million people against 7.66 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 854,520 people.

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

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

Myanmar ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.