El Salvador vs Malaysia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

El Salvador
36,926 people
in 2024
Malaysia
89,970 people
in 2016
El Salvador rank
68th
Malaysia rank
65th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k200020122024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 89,970 people against 36,926 people in El Salvador, a difference of 53,044 people.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.4 times El Salvador's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 68th and Malaysia ranks 65th of 175 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 351,341 people 223,169 people 128,172 people El Salvador
2010s 191,774 people 98,798 people 92,976 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 89,970 people against 36,926 people in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between El Salvador and Malaysia?
53,044 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
El Salvador ranks 68th 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
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.