Botswana vs Malaysia: Sanitation facilities usage

Botswana

136,776 people

in 2024

Malaysia

110,515 people

in 2016

Botswana rank

65th

Malaysia rank

68th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Botswana currently reports 136,776 people against 110,515 people in Malaysia, a difference of 26,261 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Botswana ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 68th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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