Lesotho vs Madagascar: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Lesotho
11.21 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
11.86 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
20th
Madagascar rank
19th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 11.86 people per square kilometre against 11.21 people per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.65 people per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 171 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.55 people per square kilometre | 11.57 people per square kilometre | 12.98 people per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 16.96 people per square kilometre | 12.09 people per square kilometre | 4.87 people per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 12.29 people per square kilometre | 11.95 people per square kilometre | 0.3406 people per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 11.86 people per square kilometre against 11.21 people per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.65 people per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th 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.