Malawi vs Somalia: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Malawi

4.69 million people

in 2024

Somalia

5.04 million people

in 2024

Malawi rank

36th

Somalia rank

35th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Somalia currently reports 5.04 million people against 4.69 million people in Malawi, a difference of 341,070 people.

That makes Somalia'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.

Malawi ranks 36th and Somalia ranks 35th 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.