Botswana vs Moldova: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Botswana
925,484 people
in 2024
Moldova
733,978 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
72nd
Moldova rank
75th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Botswana
  • Moldova
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 925,484 people against 733,978 people in Moldova, a difference of 191,506 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Moldova's.

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

Botswana ranks 72nd and Moldova ranks 75th of 163 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed 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
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.