Lesotho vs Samoa: Share of population using safely managed sanitation

Lesotho

43.8%

in 2024

Samoa

44.1%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

98th

Samoa rank

97th

Share of population using safely managed sanitation over time

Lesotho
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 44.1% against 43.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Lesotho ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 97th of 150 countries.

Individual pages

Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Lesotho
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa
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.