How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkey?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Namibia

96.2%

in 2024

Turkey

96.4%

in 2024

Namibia rank

120th

Turkey rank

119th

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

Namibia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 96.4% against 96.2% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Namibia ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 119th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	97.6%	95.4%	2.2%	Namibia
2010s	96.5%	96.1%	0.5%	Namibia
2020s	96.2%	96.4%	0.3%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas, Namibia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 96.4% against 96.2% in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas between Namibia and Turkey?: 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkey?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Turkey rank globally for using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas?: Namibia ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 119th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.