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

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.

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: 07 August 2026

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