Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Sanitation facilities usage

Somalia
2.75 million people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
2.10 million people
in 2024
Somalia rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
25th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
02.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.75 million people against 2.10 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 645,250 people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Somalia ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.