Lesotho vs Turkey: Drinking water services in rural areas

Lesotho

82,624 people

in 2024

Turkey

96,895 people

in 2024

Lesotho rank

63rd

Turkey rank

61st

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Turkey currently reports 96,895 people against 82,624 people in Lesotho, a difference of 14,271 people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

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

Lesotho ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 61st 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.