Malawi vs Zambia: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita
Malawi
0.0194 people per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0205 people per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
68th
Zambia rank
66th
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0205 people per person against 0.0194 people per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0011 people per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 66th of 214 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1219 people per person | 0.2393 people per person | 0.1173 people per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0689 people per person | 0.1201 people per person | 0.0512 people per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0297 people per person | 0.0402 people per person | 0.0105 people per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per capita, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0205 people per person against 0.0194 people per person in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per capita between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0011 people per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 66th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.