Madagascar vs Rwanda: People using improved sanitation facilities

Madagascar
12.21 million people
in 2024
Rwanda
14.05 million people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
70th
Rwanda rank
68th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Madagascar
  • Rwanda
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 14.05 million people against 12.21 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 1.84 million people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 70th and Rwanda ranks 68th of 232 countries.

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About this data

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