Madagascar vs Yemen: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Madagascar
27.87 million people
in 2024
Yemen
23.08 million people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
21st
Yemen rank
24th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Madagascar
  • Yemen
010.0M20.0M30.0M200020122024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 27.87 million people against 23.08 million people in Yemen, a difference of 4.79 million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

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

Madagascar ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 24th 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.