Burkina Faso vs Mali: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Burkina Faso
17.73 million people
in 2024
Mali
19.58 million people
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Mali rank
30th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 19.58 million people against 17.73 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.85 million people.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Mali ranks 30th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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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.