Lesotho vs Myanmar: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita
Lesotho
87.4%
in 2024
Myanmar
86.4%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
195th
Myanmar rank
197th
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Myanmar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 87.4% against 86.4% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 195th and Myanmar ranks 197th of 231 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 70.1% | 8.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 79.9% | 3.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.1% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita, Lesotho or Myanmar?
- Lesotho, at 87.4% against 86.4% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Myanmar rank globally for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 195th and Myanmar ranks 197th of 231 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.