Malawi vs Zimbabwe: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Malawi
11.66 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
12.72 million people
in 2024
Malawi rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
41st

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 12.72 million people against 11.66 million people in Malawi, a difference of 1.05 million people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 41st 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.