Botswana vs Turkey: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas

Botswana

96.8%

in 2024

Turkey

96.4%

in 2024

Botswana rank

116th

Turkey rank

119th

Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas over time

Botswana
Turkey

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 96.8% against 96.4% in Turkey, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Botswana ranks 116th and Turkey ranks 119th of 188 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas
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.