Malawi vs Mozambique: People using improved sanitation facilities

Malawi
16.44 million people
in 2024
Mozambique
15.27 million people
in 2024
Malawi rank
62nd
Mozambique rank
64th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 16.44 million people against 15.27 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 1.17 million people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

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

Malawi ranks 62nd and Mozambique ranks 64th 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.