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

Mauritius

8,880 people

in 2024

Saint Lucia

10,343 people

in 2022

Mauritius rank

118th

Saint Lucia rank

116th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Saint Lucia currently reports 10,343 people against 8,880 people in Mauritius, a difference of 1,463 people.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 118th and Saint Lucia ranks 116th of 175 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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