Botswana vs Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage

Botswana
136,776 people
in 2024
Nepal
158,099 people
in 2024
Botswana rank
65th
Nepal rank
62nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Botswana
  • Nepal
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 158,099 people against 136,776 people in Botswana, a difference of 21,323 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 65th and Nepal ranks 62nd of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.