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

Namibia
176,687 people
in 2024
Turkey
257,424 people
in 2024
Namibia rank
77th
Turkey rank
74th

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

  • Namibia
  • Turkey
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200020122024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 257,424 people against 176,687 people in Namibia, a difference of 80,737 people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 77th 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.