Malaysia vs Syria: Sanitation facilities usage

Malaysia

110,515 people

in 2016

Syria

130,923 people

in 2016

Malaysia rank

68th

Syria rank

66th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Syria currently reports 130,923 people against 110,515 people in Malaysia, a difference of 20,408 people.

That makes Syria'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.

Malaysia ranks 68th and Syria ranks 66th 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.