Belarus vs Laos: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities

Belarus
2.35 million people
in 2024
Laos
2.22 million people
in 2024
Belarus rank
70th
Laos rank
72nd

People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time

  • Belarus
  • Laos
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 2.35 million people against 2.22 million people in Laos, a difference of 122,690 people.

That makes Belarus'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.

Belarus ranks 70th and Laos ranks 72nd 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.