Madagascar vs Somalia: People using improved sanitation facilities

Madagascar
12.21 million people
in 2024
Somalia
12.14 million people
in 2024
Madagascar rank
70th
Somalia rank
72nd

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M200020122024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.21 million people against 12.14 million people in Somalia, a difference of 68,600 people.

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

Madagascar ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 72nd 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.