Botswana vs Jamaica: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Botswana
47,985 people
in 2024
Jamaica
37,761 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
95th
Jamaica rank
98th

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

  • Botswana
  • Jamaica
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k140.0k200020122024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 47,985 people against 37,761 people in Jamaica, a difference of 10,223 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

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

Botswana ranks 95th and Jamaica ranks 98th 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.