Burundi vs Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage

Burundi
277,303 people
in 2024
Lesotho
345,039 people
in 2024
Burundi rank
55th
Lesotho rank
52nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 345,039 people against 277,303 people in Burundi, a difference of 67,736 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 55th and Lesotho ranks 52nd of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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
232 places, 5,488 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.