El Salvador vs Malaysia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

El Salvador
4.06 million people
in 2024
Malaysia
5.05 million people
in 2024
El Salvador rank
62nd
Malaysia rank
59th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.05 million people against 4.06 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 995,900 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 59th 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
Last refreshed

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.