Lesotho vs Namibia: Drinking water services in rural areas

Lesotho

82,624 people

in 2024

Namibia

79,040 people

in 2024

Lesotho rank

63rd

Namibia rank

64th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Lesotho currently reports 82,624 people against 79,040 people in Namibia, a difference of 3,585 people.

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

Lesotho ranks 63rd and Namibia ranks 64th 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.