El Salvador vs Mauritius: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre

El Salvador
4.38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius
5.38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
86th
Mauritius rank
84th

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 5.38 people per square kilometre against 4.38 people per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 1 people per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 86th and Mauritius ranks 84th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s 24.68 people per square kilometre 11.75 people per square kilometre 12.93 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 12.43 people per square kilometre 8.53 people per square kilometre 3.9 people per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 5.54 people per square kilometre 5.89 people per square kilometre 0.3518 people per square kilometre Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 5.38 people per square kilometre against 4.38 people per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Mauritius?
1 people per square kilometre, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritius?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Mauritius rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 86th and Mauritius ranks 84th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,921 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.