Bolivia vs Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage

Bolivia
880,646 people
in 2024
Mauritania
836,671 people
in 2024
Bolivia rank
40th
Mauritania rank
42nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Bolivia
  • Mauritania
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M200020122024

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 880,646 people against 836,671 people in Mauritania, a difference of 43,975 people.

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

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

Bolivia ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
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
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.