Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Low income: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Low income
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 72.7% against 21.5% in Low income, a difference of 51.2%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 3.4 times Low income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Low income ranks 22nd of 100 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 14.0% | 11.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 16.8% | 33.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 19.9% | 48.1% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Low income?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 72.7% against 21.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?
- 51.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Low income rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Low income ranks 22nd 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.
Individual pages
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.