Afghanistan vs Laos: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita

Afghanistan
0.1117 people per person
in 2024
Laos
0.0873 people per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Laos rank
33rd

Sanitation facilities usage, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Laos
00.20.40.6200020122024

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 31st and Laos ranks 33rd of 214 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 0.2189 people per person 0.4993 people per person 0.2804 people per person Laos
2010s 0.1621 people per person 0.2734 people per person 0.1113 people per person Laos
2020s 0.1215 people per person 0.121 people per person 0.0005 people per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, 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, 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, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Laos ranks 33rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, 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, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,068 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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