Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage

Afghanistan
4.76 million people
in 2024
Myanmar
3.68 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
18th
Myanmar rank
20th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 4.76 million people against 3.68 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 1.09 million people.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 18th and Myanmar ranks 20th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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