Laos vs Libya: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Laos
6.89 million people
in 2024
Libya
6.53 million people
in 2024
Laos rank
93rd
Libya rank
96th

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

  • Laos
  • Libya
2.0M4.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 6.89 million people against 6.53 million people in Libya, a difference of 362,130 people.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.

Laos ranks 93rd and Libya ranks 96th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic 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 that are not shared with other households.