Ghana vs Mali: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Ghana
18.8%
in 2024
Mali
20.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
134th
Mali rank
133rd

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Ghana
  • Mali
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 20.0% against 18.8% in Ghana, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 134th and Mali ranks 133rd 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.