Eritrea vs Mauritania: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Eritrea
2.45 million people
in 2016
Mauritania
1.65 million people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
51st
Mauritania rank
54th

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Eritrea
  • Mauritania
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2.45 million people against 1.65 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 795,190 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Eritrea ranks 51st 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.