What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

3,397 people, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Malaysia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Dominican Republic

86,573 people

in 2024

Malaysia

89,970 people

in 2016

Dominican Republic rank

66th

Malaysia rank

65th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Dominican Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 89,970 people against 86,573 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 3,397 people.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 65th of 175 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	262,896 people	223,169 people	39,727 people	Dominican Republic
2010s	168,521 people	98,798 people	69,723 people	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Dominican Republic or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 89,970 people against 86,573 people in Dominican Republic as of 2016.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 3,397 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malaysia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Malaysia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?: Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 65th of 175 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
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: 175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.