Iraq vs Lesotho: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Iraq
688,442 people
in 2024
Lesotho
766,187 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
66th
Lesotho rank
64th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Iraq
  • Lesotho
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 766,187 people against 688,442 people in Iraq, a difference of 77,745 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 232 countries.

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About this data

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

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