Mozambique vs Yemen: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Mozambique
22.88 million people
in 2024
Yemen
23.08 million people
in 2024
Mozambique rank
25th
Yemen rank
24th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Mozambique
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 23.08 million people against 22.88 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 206,600 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 24th of 150 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.49 million people | 14.55 million people | 2.94 million people | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 20.17 million people | 19.24 million people | 926,080 people | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 22.35 million people | 22.28 million people | 75,020 people | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Mozambique or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 23.08 million people against 22.88 million people in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Mozambique and Yemen?
- 206,600 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Yemen rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Mozambique ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 24th 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.