Egypt vs Laos: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban)
Egypt
69.0%
in 2024
Laos
69.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
48th
Laos rank
47th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) over time
- Egypt
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 69.3% against 69.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 48th and Laos ranks 47th of 124 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 48.8% | 12.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 60.0% | 18.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 68.4% | 6.5% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Egypt or Laos?
- Laos, at 69.3% against 69.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Egypt and Laos?
- 0.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Laos rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Egypt ranks 48th and Laos ranks 47th of 124 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, urban (% of urban 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.