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

Botswana
47,985 people
in 2024
Serbia
40,286 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
95th
Serbia rank
96th

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

  • Botswana
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 47,985 people against 40,286 people in Serbia, a difference of 7,698 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.

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

Botswana ranks 95th and Serbia ranks 96th 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
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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.