Botswana vs Lesotho: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Botswana
25,478 people
in 2024
Lesotho
26,802 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
53rd
Lesotho rank
52nd

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
010.0k20.0k30.0k200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 26,802 people against 25,478 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,325 people.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 52nd of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
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
186 places, 4,553 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.