Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Bangladesh

11.8%

in 2024

Myanmar

14.0%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

58th

Myanmar rank

55th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Myanmar currently reports 14.0% against 11.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 58th and Myanmar ranks 55th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities
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: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.