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

Lesotho
271,214 people
in 2024
Mongolia
288,275 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
72nd
Mongolia rank
71st

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

  • Lesotho
  • Mongolia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k200020122024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 288,275 people against 271,214 people in Lesotho, a difference of 17,061 people.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 72nd and Mongolia ranks 71st of 178 countries.

Individual pages

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.