Botswana vs Turkey: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Botswana
111,298 people
in 2024
Turkey
118,925 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
63rd
Turkey rank
62nd
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time
- Botswana
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 118,925 people against 111,298 people in Botswana, a difference of 7,627 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 62nd of 175 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 303,900 people | 283,960 people | 19,940 people | Botswana |
| 2010s | 197,900 people | 178,898 people | 19,002 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 128,005 people | 122,866 people | 5,138 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Botswana or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 118,925 people against 111,298 people in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Botswana and Turkey?
- 7,627 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Turkey rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Botswana ranks 63rd and Turkey ranks 62nd of 175 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.