Laos vs Lesotho: Share using safely managed drinking water

Laos
35.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
31.3%
in 2024
Laos rank
137th
Lesotho rank
139th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

  • Laos
  • Lesotho
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 35.2% against 31.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Laos'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.

Laos ranks 137th and Lesotho ranks 139th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share using safely managed drinking water
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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.