Cameroon vs Lesotho: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Cameroon

35.4%

in 2024

Lesotho

32.8%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

32nd

Lesotho rank

35th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Cameroon currently reports 35.4% against 32.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

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

Cameroon ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 35th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities
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: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.