Mauritania vs Romania: People not using improved sanitation facilities

Mauritania
1.65 million people
in 2024
Romania
1.75 million people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
54th
Romania rank
53rd

People not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Mauritania
  • Romania
2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M200020122024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.75 million people against 1.65 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 95,560 people.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 54th and Romania ranks 53rd 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.