Botswana vs South Sudan: People using improved sanitation facilities

Botswana
2.25 million people
in 2024
South Sudan
2.66 million people
in 2024
Botswana rank
139th
South Sudan rank
138th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Botswana
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 2.66 million people against 2.25 million people in Botswana, a difference of 409,620 people.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 139th and South Sudan ranks 138th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People 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
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.