Lesotho vs Malawi: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 49 % against 48 % in Lesotho, a difference of 1 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 153rd and Malawi ranks 151st of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 % | 12.6 % | 8.4 % | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 35.2 % | 32.9 % | 2.3 % | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 45.4 % | 47.8 % | 2.4 % | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 49 % against 48 % in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 1 %, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd and Malawi ranks 151st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.