What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Morocco and Saudi Arabia?

131,400 people, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Saudi Arabia?

12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Saudi Arabia: People using improved sanitation facilities

Morocco

34.02 million people

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

33.89 million people

in 2024

Morocco rank

39th

Saudi Arabia rank

40th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

Morocco
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 34.02 million people against 33.89 million people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 131,400 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 40th of 232 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	30.42 million people	29.84 million people	583,414 people	Morocco
2020s	33.25 million people	32.27 million people	977,360 people	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved sanitation facilities, Morocco or Saudi Arabia?: Morocco, at 34.02 million people against 33.89 million people in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved sanitation facilities between Morocco and Saudi Arabia?: 131,400 people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Saudi Arabia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Saudi Arabia rank globally for people using improved sanitation facilities?: Morocco ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 40th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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