What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Botswana and Saudi Arabia?

1,166 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saudi Arabia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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 in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Botswana

8,191 people

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

9,357 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

84th

Saudi Arabia rank

83rd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Botswana
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,357 people against 8,191 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,166 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 84th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 178 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42,927 people	7,133 people	35,794 people	Botswana
2010s	23,788 people	9,026 people	14,762 people	Botswana
2020s	11,230 people	9,170 people	2,059 people	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Botswana or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 9,357 people against 8,191 people in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Botswana and Saudi Arabia?: 1,166 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saudi Arabia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?: Botswana ranks 84th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 178 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 in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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