Botswana vs Mongolia: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Botswana

10.7%

in 2024

Mongolia

11.6%

in 2024

Botswana rank

62nd

Mongolia rank

59th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Mongolia currently reports 11.6% against 10.7% in Botswana, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Mongolia'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 62nd and Mongolia ranks 59th of 232 countries.

Indicator: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: %
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: 07 August 2026

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