Argentina vs Malawi: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Argentina
48.5%
in 2016
Malawi
46.2%
in 2024
Argentina rank
92nd
Malawi rank
94th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Argentina
  • Malawi
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 48.5% against 46.2% in Malawi, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Argentina ranks 92nd and Malawi ranks 94th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit
%
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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.