Lesotho vs Malawi: Sanitation facilities usage

Lesotho
345,039 people
in 2024
Malawi
420,944 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
52nd
Malawi rank
49th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 420,944 people against 345,039 people in Lesotho, a difference of 75,905 people.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 49th 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.