Egypt vs Mauritania: People not using improved sanitation facilities
Egypt
2.10 million people
in 2024
Mauritania
1.65 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
52nd
Mauritania rank
54th
People not using improved sanitation facilities over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.10 million people against 1.65 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 446,980 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Egypt ranks 52nd and Mauritania ranks 54th of 232 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 million people | 1.95 million people | 270,711 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.92 million people | 1.88 million people | 35,240 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.07 million people | 1.68 million people | 389,326 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Egypt, at 2.10 million people against 1.65 million people in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 446,980 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Egypt ranks 52nd and Mauritania ranks 54th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.