Argentina vs Malawi: Sanitation facilities usage

Argentina
657,422 people
in 2014
Malawi
420,944 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
46th
Malawi rank
49th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Argentina
  • Malawi
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M200020122024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 657,422 people against 420,944 people in Malawi, a difference of 236,478 people.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 49th 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.