Cote d'Ivoire vs Myanmar: Sanitation facilities usage

Cote d'Ivoire
5.33 million people
in 2024
Myanmar
3.68 million people
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
17th
Myanmar rank
20th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Myanmar
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 5.33 million people against 3.68 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 1.65 million people.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 20th of 232 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Myanmar Difference Ahead
2000s 6.66 million people 4.43 million people 2.24 million people Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 6.14 million people 3.99 million people 2.15 million people Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 5.55 million people 3.67 million people 1.88 million people Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Cote d'Ivoire or Myanmar?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 5.33 million people against 3.68 million people in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Cote d'Ivoire and Myanmar?
1.65 million people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Myanmar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Myanmar rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 20th of 232 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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