Malawi vs Tanzania: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita

Malawi
0.0016 people per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.002 people per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
67th
Tanzania rank
64th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.002 people per person against 0.0016 people per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0004 people per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 64th of 182 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0032 people per person 0.0055 people per person 0.0022 people per person Tanzania
2010s 0.0024 people per person 0.0042 people per person 0.0018 people per person Tanzania
2020s 0.0017 people per person 0.0026 people per person 0.0008 people per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita, Malawi or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.002 people per person against 0.0016 people per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita between Malawi and Tanzania?
0.0004 people per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
Malawi ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 64th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 4,460 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.