What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Malta?

67,581 people, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malta?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Malta: People using improved sanitation facilities

Cape Verde

472,026 people

in 2024

Malta

539,607 people

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

170th

Malta rank

168th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cape Verde
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 539,607 people against 472,026 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 67,581 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 170th and Malta ranks 168th of 232 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	248,866 people	411,089 people	162,223 people	Malta
2010s	385,254 people	449,221 people	63,967 people	Malta
2020s	464,346 people	528,663 people	64,316 people	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Cape Verde or Malta?: Malta, at 539,607 people against 472,026 people in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Cape Verde and Malta?: 67,581 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malta?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Malta rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Cape Verde ranks 170th and Malta ranks 168th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: people
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: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.