Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Botswana

2,188 people

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea

3,410 people

in 2017

Botswana rank

59th

Equatorial Guinea rank

57th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3,410 people against 2,188 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,222 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Botswana's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 59th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 57th of 188 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water usage in urban 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: 188 places, 4,613 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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