Mozambique vs Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage

Mozambique
5.55 million people
in 2024
Tanzania
4.64 million people
in 2024
Mozambique rank
16th
Tanzania rank
19th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 5.55 million people against 4.64 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 919,120 people.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 232 countries.

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About this data

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

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