What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Lesotho and East Timor?

97,850 people, with Lesotho ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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 at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs East Timor: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Lesotho

1.12 million people

in 2024

East Timor

1.02 million people

in 2024

Lesotho rank

151st

East Timor rank

153rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Lesotho
East Timor

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.12 million people against 1.02 million people in East Timor, a difference of 97,850 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 151st and East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	440,372 people	268,622 people	171,750 people	Lesotho
2010s	742,537 people	596,373 people	146,164 people	Lesotho
2020s	1.04 million people	930,286 people	106,621 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Lesotho or East Timor?: Lesotho, at 1.12 million people against 1.02 million people in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Lesotho and East Timor?: 97,850 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Lesotho ranks 151st and East Timor ranks 153rd 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 at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.