Bhutan vs Mauritius: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Bhutan
8,412 people
in 2024
Mauritius
8,880 people
in 2024
Bhutan rank
121st
Mauritius rank
118th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Bhutan
  • Mauritius
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200020122024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 8,880 people against 8,412 people in Bhutan, a difference of 467.54 people.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 121st and Mauritius ranks 118th of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas 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
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.