Botswana vs Peru: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Botswana

4.0%

in 2024

Peru

3.8%

in 2024

Botswana rank

72nd

Peru rank

74th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

Botswana
Peru

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Botswana ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 74th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
Unit: %
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: 231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion 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.