Australia vs Lesotho: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Australia
1.13 million people
in 2024
Lesotho
1.31 million people
in 2024
Australia rank
85th
Lesotho rank
83rd

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Australia
  • Lesotho
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.31 million people against 1.13 million people in Australia, a difference of 185,480 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 85th and Lesotho ranks 83rd of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.