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

Kazakhstan
1.74 million people
in 2024
Lesotho
1.61 million people
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
61st
Lesotho rank
64th

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Lesotho
2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.61 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 135,680 people.

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

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

Kazakhstan ranks 61st 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.