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

Lesotho
271,214 people
in 2024
Turkey
257,424 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
72nd
Turkey rank
74th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Turkey
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 271,214 people against 257,424 people in Turkey, a difference of 13,790 people.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 72nd and Turkey ranks 74th 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.