What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Laos and Namibia?

0 5 year moving average, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Namibia?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Namibia: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Laos

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Namibia

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Laos rank

1st

Namibia rank

1st

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation over time

Laos
Namibia

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Namibia, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 214 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 5 year moving average	0.75 5 year moving average	0.25 5 year moving average	Laos
2010s	0.9666 5 year moving average	0.6 5 year moving average	0.3666 5 year moving average	Laos
2020s	0.9583 5 year moving average	0.8958 5 year moving average	0.0625 5 year moving average	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 6: clean water and sanitation, Laos or Namibia?: Laos, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Laos and Namibia?: 0 5 year moving average, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Namibia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Laos and Namibia rank globally for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?: Laos ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database