Lesotho vs Niger: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Lesotho
11.21 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
13.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
20th
Niger rank
17th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 13.48 people per square kilometre against 11.21 people per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 2.27 people per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 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 Niger ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.55 people per square kilometre | 8.05 people per square kilometre | 16.5 people per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 16.96 people per square kilometre | 10.85 people per square kilometre | 6.11 people per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 12.29 people per square kilometre | 13.01 people per square kilometre | 0.7251 people per square kilometre | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 13.48 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 Niger?
- 2.27 people per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 20th and Niger ranks 17th 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.