Iraq vs Lesotho: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
Iraq
47.5%
in 2024
Lesotho
47.8%
in 2024
Iraq rank
51st
Lesotho rank
50th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Iraq
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 47.8% against 47.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 51st and Lesotho ranks 50th of 100 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 18.3% | 10.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 34.1% | 4.4% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 45.1% | 2.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Iraq or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 47.8% against 47.5% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Iraq and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Iraq ranks 51st and Lesotho ranks 50th of 100 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, rural (% of rural 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.