Malaysia vs Spain: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Malaysia
5.05 million people
in 2024
Spain
5.61 million people
in 2024
Malaysia rank
59th
Spain rank
56th

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Malaysia
  • Spain
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 5.61 million people against 5.05 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 560,490 people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 59th and Spain ranks 56th 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.