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
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.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 5.22 million people | 3.28 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.88 million people | 3.37 million people | 1.49 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.68 million people | 1.98 million people | 296,076 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, Mauritania or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.75 million people against 1.65 million people in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities between Mauritania and Romania?
- 95,560 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Romania rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Mauritania ranks 54th and Romania ranks 53rd 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.