Bolivia vs Mauritania: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Bolivia
1.50 million people
in 2024
Mauritania
1.65 million people
in 2024
Bolivia rank
56th
Mauritania rank
54th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Bolivia
  • Mauritania
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.65 million people against 1.50 million people in Bolivia, a difference of 155,710 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 56th and Mauritania ranks 54th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not 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
Last refreshed

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