Botswana vs Rwanda: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Botswana
269,066 people
in 2024
Rwanda
206,206 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
84th
Rwanda rank
87th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Botswana
  • Rwanda
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 269,066 people against 206,206 people in Rwanda, a difference of 62,860 people.

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

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

Botswana ranks 84th and Rwanda ranks 87th 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.