How many years of comparable data are there for Laos 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.

Laos vs Lesotho: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Laos

678,318 people

in 2024

Lesotho

766,187 people

in 2024

Laos rank

67th

Lesotho rank

64th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Laos
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 766,187 people against 678,318 people in Laos, a difference of 87,869 people.

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

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

Laos ranks 67th and Lesotho ranks 64th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.31 million people	1.40 million people	1.91 million people	Laos
2010s	2.05 million people	1.07 million people	981,383 people	Laos
2020s	945,006 people	836,099 people	108,906 people	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Laos or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 766,187 people against 678,318 people in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Laos and Lesotho?: 87,869 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lesotho?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Laos and Lesotho rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?: Laos ranks 67th 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.