Albania vs Laos: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Albania
69.3%
in 2024
Laos
71.4%
in 2024
Albania rank
65th
Laos rank
63rd
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) over time
- Albania
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 71.4% against 69.3% in Albania, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 65th and Laos ranks 63rd of 146 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 31.7% | 6.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 53.1% | 12.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 68.1% | 4.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, Albania or Laos?
- Laos, at 71.4% against 69.3% in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services between Albania and Laos?
- 2.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Laos rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Albania ranks 65th and Laos ranks 63rd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.