Argentina vs Lesotho: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Argentina
257,905 people
in 2016
Lesotho
271,214 people
in 2024
Argentina rank
73rd
Lesotho rank
72nd

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Argentina
  • Lesotho
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 271,214 people against 257,905 people in Argentina, a difference of 13,309 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 73rd and Lesotho ranks 72nd of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.