India vs Laos: People using at least basic drinking water services

India

95.7%

in 2024

Laos

95.9%

in 2024

India rank

123rd

Laos rank

120th

People using at least basic drinking water services over time

India
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 95.9% against 95.7% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

Globally, India ranks 123rd and Laos ranks 120th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,373 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.