Laos vs Tanzania: Share using safely managed drinking water

Laos
35.2%
in 2024
Tanzania
31.3%
in 2024
Laos rank
137th
Tanzania rank
138th

Share using safely managed drinking water over time

  • Laos
  • Tanzania
010203040200020122024

How they compare

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

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 137th and Tanzania ranks 138th 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.