Egypt vs Lesotho: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Egypt
48.5%
in 2024
Lesotho
47.8%
in 2024
Egypt rank
48th
Lesotho rank
50th
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 48.5% against 47.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 50th of 100 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.3% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 34.1% | 6.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 45.1% | 2.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 48.5% against 47.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Egypt ranks 48th and Lesotho ranks 50th of 100 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.