Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Lesotho or Morocco?

Lesotho, at 26,802 people against 20,780 people in Morocco as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Lesotho and Morocco?

6,022 people, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Morocco: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Lesotho

26,802 people

in 2024

Morocco

20,780 people

in 2024

Lesotho rank

52nd

Morocco rank

55th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

Lesotho
Morocco

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 26,802 people against 20,780 people in Morocco, a difference of 6,022 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Morocco's.

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

Lesotho ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 55th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33,706 people	213,678 people	179,973 people	Morocco
2010s	31,766 people	137,844 people	106,078 people	Morocco
2020s	28,232 people	49,434 people	21,202 people	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Lesotho or Morocco?: Lesotho, at 26,802 people against 20,780 people in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Lesotho and Morocco?: 6,022 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Morocco?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Morocco rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?: Lesotho ranks 52nd and Morocco ranks 55th of 186 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 urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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: 186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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