Honduras vs Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Honduras
295,640 people
in 2024
Lesotho
318,237 people
in 2024
Honduras rank
52nd
Lesotho rank
49th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Honduras
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 318,237 people against 295,640 people in Honduras, a difference of 22,597 people.

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

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

Honduras ranks 52nd and Lesotho ranks 49th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 990,197 people 745,291 people 244,906 people Honduras
2010s 669,889 people 514,870 people 155,019 people Honduras
2020s 377,386 people 362,135 people 15,250 people Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Honduras or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 318,237 people against 295,640 people in Honduras as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Honduras and Lesotho?
22,597 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Lesotho?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Lesotho rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Honduras ranks 52nd and Lesotho ranks 49th of 175 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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