Botswana vs East Timor: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Botswana

192,737 people

in 2024

East Timor

169,853 people

in 2024

Botswana rank

76th

East Timor rank

79th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Botswana currently reports 192,737 people against 169,853 people in East Timor, a difference of 22,884 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

Botswana ranks 76th and East Timor ranks 79th of 175 countries.

Indicator: People in rural areas 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: 175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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