Mali vs Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre

Mali
0.7256 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.7887 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mali rank
71st
Mauritania rank
69th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.7887 people per square kilometre against 0.7256 people per square kilometre in Mali, a difference of 0.0631 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 71st and Mauritania ranks 69th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 1.64 people per square kilometre 1.21 people per square kilometre 0.4272 people per square kilometre Mali
2010s 1.25 people per square kilometre 1.02 people per square kilometre 0.234 people per square kilometre Mali
2020s 0.8328 people per square kilometre 0.8336 people per square kilometre 0.0009 people per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Mali or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.7887 people per square kilometre against 0.7256 people per square kilometre in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Mali and Mauritania?
0.0631 people per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
Mali ranks 71st and Mauritania ranks 69th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,958 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.