Namibia vs Turkey: Drinking water services in rural areas
Namibia
79,040 people
in 2024
Turkey
96,895 people
in 2024
Namibia rank
64th
Turkey rank
61st
Drinking water services in rural areas over time
- Namibia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 96,895 people against 79,040 people in Namibia, a difference of 17,855 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 61st of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121,318 people | 56,950 people | 64,368 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 97,836 people | 87,093 people | 10,743 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 83,546 people | 100,106 people | 16,561 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drinking water services in rural areas, Namibia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 96,895 people against 79,040 people in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drinking water services in rural areas between Namibia and Turkey?
- 17,855 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Turkey rank globally for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Namibia ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 61st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) β 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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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.