What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?

5,070 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Kyrgyzstan: People using improved drinking water sources

Botswana

89,250 people

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan

94,320 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

87th

Kyrgyzstan rank

85th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Botswana
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 94,320 people against 89,250 people in Botswana, a difference of 5,070 people.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 87th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th of 231 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26,402 people	189,918 people	163,516 people	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	55,322 people	135,495 people	80,173 people	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	81,303 people	100,485 people	19,182 people	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Botswana or Kyrgyzstan?: Kyrgyzstan, at 94,320 people against 89,250 people in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?: 5,070 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Botswana ranks 87th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved drinking water sources
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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