Jamaica vs Laos: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Jamaica

73.6%

in 2024

Laos

71.4%

in 2024

Jamaica rank

65th

Laos rank

67th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Jamaica
Laos

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 73.6% against 71.4% in Laos, a difference of 2.2%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 65th and Laos ranks 67th of 150 countries.

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Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Jamaica
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.