Botswana vs Egypt: Drinking water services in rural areas

Botswana

8,191 people

in 2024

Egypt

7,069 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

84th

Egypt rank

85th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Botswana currently reports 8,191 people against 7,069 people in Egypt, a difference of 1,123 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 84th and Egypt ranks 85th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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