Kiribati vs Lesotho: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Kiribati

79.1%

in 2024

Lesotho

78.1%

in 2024

Kiribati rank

193rd

Lesotho rank

195th

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

Kiribati
Lesotho

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 79.1% against 78.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Kiribati ranks 193rd 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.