Mali vs Sierra Leone: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Mali
20.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
16.8%
in 2024
Mali rank
133rd
Sierra Leone rank
136th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

  • Mali
  • Sierra Leone
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 20.0% against 16.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Mali ranks 133rd and Sierra Leone ranks 136th 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.