Malaysia vs Turkey: Sanitation facilities usage

Malaysia

110,515 people

in 2016

Turkey

122,852 people

in 2024

Malaysia rank

68th

Turkey rank

67th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Turkey currently reports 122,852 people against 110,515 people in Malaysia, a difference of 12,337 people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 68th and Turkey ranks 67th 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.