How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Dominican Republic

43.0%

in 2024

Lesotho

43.8%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

101st

Lesotho rank

98th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Dominican Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 43.8% against 43.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 98th of 150 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	50.8%	19.5%	31.2%	Dominican Republic
2010s	46.7%	33.2%	13.5%	Dominican Republic
2020s	43.7%	41.8%	2.0%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population using safely managed sanitation, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 43.8% against 43.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population using safely managed sanitation between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho rank globally for share of population using safely managed sanitation?: Dominican Republic ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 98th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.