Madagascar vs Sudan: Sanitation facilities usage

Madagascar

8.63 million people

in 2024

Sudan

8.27 million people

in 2024

Madagascar rank

9th

Sudan rank

10th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Madagascar currently reports 8.63 million people against 8.27 million people in Sudan, a difference of 366,080 people.

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

Madagascar ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 10th 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.