Afghanistan vs Madagascar: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Afghanistan
32.08 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
27.87 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
19th
Madagascar rank
21st
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 32.08 million people against 27.87 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 4.21 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 150 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.71 million people | 17.98 million people | 2.72 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 26.74 million people | 22.82 million people | 3.93 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 31.12 million people | 26.71 million people | 4.41 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Afghanistan, at 32.08 million people against 27.87 million people in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 4.21 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.