Afghanistan vs Laos: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1117 people per person
in 2024
Laos
0.0873 people per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
29th
Laos rank
32nd

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Laos
0.10.20.30.40.50.6200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1117 people per person against 0.0873 people per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0244 people per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Laos ranks 32nd of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2085 people per person 0.4582 people per person 0.2497 people per person Laos
2010s 0.1585 people per person 0.253 people per person 0.0945 people per person Laos
2020s 0.1215 people per person 0.1201 people per person 0.0014 people per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita, Afghanistan or Laos?
Afghanistan, at 0.1117 people per person against 0.0873 people per person in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita between Afghanistan and Laos?
0.0244 people per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Laos ranks 32nd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 4,132 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.