Botswana vs Senegal: Drinking water services in rural areas

Botswana

8,191 people

in 2024

Senegal

10,092 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

84th

Senegal rank

82nd

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Senegal currently reports 10,092 people against 8,191 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,901 people.

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

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

Botswana ranks 84th and Senegal ranks 82nd 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.