Ecuador vs Malawi: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Ecuador

49.3%

in 2024

Malawi

46.2%

in 2024

Ecuador rank

91st

Malawi rank

94th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Ecuador
Malawi

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 49.3% against 46.2% in Malawi, a difference of 3.1%.

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

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

Ecuador ranks 91st 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.