Morocco vs Uganda: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Morocco
34.87 million people
in 2024
Uganda
39.83 million people
in 2024
Morocco rank
18th
Uganda rank
16th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Morocco
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 39.83 million people against 34.87 million people in Morocco, a difference of 4.96 million people.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 16th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.89 million people | 23.68 million people | 3.21 million people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 30.98 million people | 30.76 million people | 219,330 people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 34.05 million people | 37.92 million people | 3.87 million people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Morocco or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 39.83 million people against 34.87 million people in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Morocco and Uganda?
- 4.96 million people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Uganda rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Morocco ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 16th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.