Mauritania vs Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Mauritania
780,262 people
in 2024
Namibia
716,848 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
40th
Namibia rank
41st

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

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

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 780,262 people against 716,848 people in Namibia, a difference of 63,414 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 41st of 175 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
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, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.