Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: People not using safely managed drinking water sources

Guinea-Bissau
1.67 million people
in 2024
Lesotho
1.61 million people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
63rd
Lesotho rank
64th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.67 million people against 1.61 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 68,020 people.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 63rd 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.