Laos vs Peru: Sanitation facilities usage

Laos

678,318 people

in 2024

Peru

657,879 people

in 2024

Laos rank

44th

Peru rank

45th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Laos currently reports 678,318 people against 657,879 people in Peru, a difference of 20,439 people.

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

Laos ranks 44th and Peru ranks 45th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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