Ecuador vs Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Ecuador

310,092 people

in 2024

Lesotho

318,237 people

in 2024

Ecuador rank

51st

Lesotho rank

49th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

Lesotho currently reports 318,237 people against 310,092 people in Ecuador, a difference of 8,145 people.

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

Ecuador ranks 51st and Lesotho ranks 49th of 175 countries.

Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
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: 175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.