Laos vs Somalia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Laos
3.44 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
4.39 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
50th
Somalia rank
47th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Laos
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4.39 people per square kilometre against 3.44 people per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 0.95 people per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 47th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.51 people per square kilometre | 7.76 people per square kilometre | 3.74 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2010s | 7.35 people per square kilometre | 6.08 people per square kilometre | 1.27 people per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.16 people per square kilometre | 4.77 people per square kilometre | 0.6127 people per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Laos or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4.39 people per square kilometre against 3.44 people per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Laos and Somalia?
- 0.95 people per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 47th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.