Malawi vs Samoa: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Malawi

46.2%

in 2024

Samoa

44.1%

in 2024

Malawi rank

94th

Samoa rank

97th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Malawi
Samoa

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 46.2% against 44.1% in Samoa, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Malawi ranks 94th and Samoa ranks 97th 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.