Gambia vs Lesotho: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Gambia
1.43 million people
in 2024
Lesotho
1.61 million people
in 2024
Gambia rank
66th
Lesotho rank
64th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.61 million people against 1.43 million people in Gambia, a difference of 175,090 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

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

Gambia ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 64th 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.