Botswana vs Guyana: Drinking water services in rural areas

Botswana

8,191 people

in 2024

Guyana

6,607 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

84th

Guyana rank

86th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Botswana currently reports 8,191 people against 6,607 people in Guyana, a difference of 1,584 people.

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

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

Botswana ranks 84th and Guyana ranks 86th 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.