Botswana vs India: Share of urban population using at least basic water services

Botswana

96.8%

in 2024

India

97.1%

in 2024

Botswana rank

116th

India rank

113th

Share of urban population using at least basic water services over time

Botswana
India

How they compare

India currently reports 97.1% against 96.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Botswana ranks 116th and India ranks 113th of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of urban population using at least basic water services
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: 188 places, 4,631 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.