Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Mozambique or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 34.7% against 33.9% in Mozambique as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mozambique vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sanitation facilities usage

Mozambique

33.9%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

34.7%

in 2024

Mozambique rank

110th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

109th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Mozambique
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 34.7% against 33.9% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 110th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 150 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.0%	17.8%	4.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	23.0%	28.0%	5.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	31.5%	34.4%	2.9%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Mozambique or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 34.7% against 33.9% in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Mozambique ranks 110th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 150 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
Unit: %
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: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.