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

Lesotho
1.61 million people
in 2024
Serbia
1.69 million people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
64th
Serbia rank
62nd

People not using safely managed drinking water sources over time

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

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 1.69 million people against 1.61 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 80,920 people.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 62nd 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
Last refreshed

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.