Costa Rica vs Mauritius: Sanitation facilities usage

Costa Rica

3,167 people

in 2024

Mauritius

3,204 people

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

100th

Mauritius rank

99th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Mauritius currently reports 3,204 people against 3,167 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 37.31 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 100th and Mauritius ranks 99th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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