Botswana vs Libya: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Botswana
269,066 people
in 2024
Libya
342,077 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
84th
Libya rank
81st

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Botswana
  • Libya
0200.0k400.0k600.0k200020122024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 342,077 people against 269,066 people in Botswana, a difference of 73,011 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 84th and Libya ranks 81st of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities
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
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.