Botswana vs Vanuatu: Drinking water services

Botswana
10,379 people
in 2024
Vanuatu
15,040 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
85th
Vanuatu rank
84th

Drinking water services over time

  • Botswana
  • Vanuatu
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k200020122024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 15,040 people against 10,379 people in Botswana, a difference of 4,661 people.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 44,352 people 14,914 people 29,437 people Botswana
2010s 25,652 people 15,392 people 10,259 people Botswana
2020s 13,348 people 15,190 people 1,842 people Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services, Botswana or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 15,040 people against 10,379 people in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services between Botswana and Vanuatu?
4,661 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Vanuatu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Vanuatu rank globally for drinking water services?
Botswana ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 231 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 Drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
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
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.