Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Madagascar

61.8%

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

70.6%

in 2024

Madagascar rank

9th

Papua New Guinea rank

6th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Papua New Guinea currently reports 70.6% against 61.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 6th 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.