Guinea vs Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Guinea
648,978 people
in 2024
Mauritania
780,262 people
in 2024
Guinea rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
40th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time
- Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 780,262 people against 648,978 people in Guinea, a difference of 131,284 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 40th of 175 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.16 million people | 1.25 million people | 909,864 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.54 million people | 1.05 million people | 496,075 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 870,942 people | 843,444 people | 27,498 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 780,262 people against 648,978 people in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Guinea and Mauritania?
- 131,284 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Guinea ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 40th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.