Botswana vs Moldova: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Botswana
269,066 people
in 2024
Moldova
248,974 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
84th
Moldova rank
85th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Botswana
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 269,066 people against 248,974 people in Moldova, a difference of 20,092 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Moldova ahead.

Botswana ranks 84th and Moldova ranks 85th 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.