China vs Laos: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

China

68.9%

in 2024

Laos

71.4%

in 2024

China rank

70th

Laos rank

67th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

China
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 71.4% against 68.9% in China, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

China ranks 70th and Laos ranks 67th of 150 countries.

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Share of population using safely managed sanitation in China
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Laos
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of population using safely managed sanitation
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.