Iraq vs Mozambique: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Iraq
22.61 million people
in 2024
Mozambique
22.88 million people
in 2024
Iraq rank
26th
Mozambique rank
25th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Iraq
  • Mozambique
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 22.88 million people against 22.61 million people in Iraq, a difference of 268,800 people.

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

Iraq ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 25th 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.