Botswana vs Iran: Drinking water usage in urban areas

Botswana

2,188 people

in 2024

Iran

4,069 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

59th

Iran rank

56th

Drinking water usage in urban areas over time

Iran currently reports 4,069 people against 2,188 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,881 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.9 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 59th and Iran ranks 56th 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.