Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Malaysia
5.05 million people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5.47 million people
in 2024
Malaysia rank
59th
Saudi Arabia rank
57th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.47 million people against 5.05 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 417,390 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 59th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th 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.