What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Honduras and Lesotho?

26,400 people, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs Lesotho: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Honduras

739,787 people

in 2024

Lesotho

766,187 people

in 2024

Honduras rank

65th

Lesotho rank

64th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Honduras
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 766,187 people against 739,787 people in Honduras, a difference of 26,400 people.

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

Honduras ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.71 million people	1.40 million people	307,093 people	Honduras
2010s	1.30 million people	1.07 million people	231,668 people	Honduras
2020s	868,548 people	836,099 people	32,449 people	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Honduras or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 766,187 people against 739,787 people in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Honduras and Lesotho?: 26,400 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Lesotho?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Lesotho rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Honduras ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 64th 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People not using improved 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

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.