Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: People not using improved drinking water sources

Botswana
99,629 people
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
94,984 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
95th
Saudi Arabia rank
96th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Botswana
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 99,629 people against 94,984 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4,645 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 96th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not 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

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.