Malawi vs Romania: People using improved sanitation facilities

Malawi
16.44 million people
in 2024
Romania
17.27 million people
in 2024
Malawi rank
62nd
Romania rank
60th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

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

How they compare

Romania currently reports 17.27 million people against 16.44 million people in Malawi, a difference of 828,200 people.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 60th 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.