Congo vs Mauritania: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities

Congo
1.25 million people
in 2019
Mauritania
1.78 million people
in 2024
Congo rank
60th
Mauritania rank
57th

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities over time

  • Congo
  • Mauritania
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200920162024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.78 million people against 1.25 million people in Congo, a difference of 533,430 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 57th of 113 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population without basic handwashing 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
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.