Cameroon vs Myanmar: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Cameroon

7.72 million people

in 2024

Myanmar

6.61 million people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

25th

Myanmar rank

27th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cameroon currently reports 7.72 million people against 6.61 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 1.11 million people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

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

Cameroon ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Indicator: People in rural areas 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: 175 places, 4,269 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.