Chile vs Lesotho: Drinking water services in rural areas

Chile

98,492 people

in 2024

Lesotho

82,624 people

in 2024

Chile rank

60th

Lesotho rank

63rd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Chile currently reports 98,492 people against 82,624 people in Lesotho, a difference of 15,868 people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

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

Chile ranks 60th and Lesotho ranks 63rd of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
Unit: people
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.