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