Lesotho vs Mongolia: People not using improved drinking water sources

Lesotho
295,027 people
in 2024
Mongolia
293,365 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
77th
Mongolia rank
78th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mongolia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 295,027 people against 293,365 people in Mongolia, a difference of 1,662 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mongolia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 77th and Mongolia ranks 78th 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.