Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malaysia: People using improved sanitation facilities

Democratic Republic of Congo

37.25 million people

in 2024

Malaysia

35.56 million people

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

35th

Malaysia rank

37th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 37.25 million people against 35.56 million people in Malaysia, a difference of 1.70 million people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 37th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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