Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 71.4% against 68.9% in China as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

2.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Sanitation facilities usage

China

68.9%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

71.4%

in 2024

China rank

70th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

67th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

China
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 71.4% against 68.9% in China, a difference of 2.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

China ranks 70th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th of 150 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.7%	31.7%	11.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	48.2%	53.1%	5.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	67.0%	68.1%	1.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 71.4% against 68.9% in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 2.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do China and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: China ranks 70th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 67th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
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: 150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.