What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Lesotho and Zambia?

0 5 year moving average, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

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.

Lesotho vs Zambia: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Lesotho

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Zambia

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Lesotho rank

1st

Zambia rank

1st

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Zambia, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.75 5 year moving average	0.75 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2010s	0.78 5 year moving average	0.855 5 year moving average	0.075 5 year moving average	Zambia
2020s	1 5 year moving average	1 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 6: clean water and sanitation, Lesotho or Zambia?: Lesotho, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between Lesotho and Zambia?: 0 5 year moving average, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?: Lesotho ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 215 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