What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Central African Republic and Mali?

6,855 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mali: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Central African Republic

160,881 people

in 2024

Mali

154,026 people

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

27th

Mali rank

30th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

Central African Republic
Mali

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 160,881 people against 154,026 people in Mali, a difference of 6,855 people.

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

Central African Republic ranks 27th and Mali ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	75,828 people	115,036 people	39,209 people	Mali
2010s	113,361 people	145,267 people	31,906 people	Mali
2020s	151,259 people	154,938 people	3,678 people	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Central African Republic or Mali?: Central African Republic, at 160,881 people against 154,026 people in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Central African Republic and Mali?: 6,855 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Mali rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?: Central African Republic ranks 27th and Mali ranks 30th of 186 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 urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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: 186 places, 4,553 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.