Congo vs Mauritania: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Congo
1.59 million people
in 2021
Mauritania
1.37 million people
in 2024
Congo rank
52nd
Mauritania rank
55th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Congo
  • Mauritania
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200020122024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1.59 million people against 1.37 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 211,710 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Congo ranks 52nd and Mauritania ranks 55th 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.