Cote d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Cote d'Ivoire

77.2%

in 2024

Lesotho

78.1%

in 2024

Cote d'Ivoire rank

198th

Lesotho rank

195th

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 78.1% against 77.2% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 198th and Lesotho ranks 195th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.