Mauritania vs Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.7887 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.8868 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
69th
Namibia rank
66th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.8868 people per square kilometre against 0.7887 people per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0981 people per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 69th and Namibia ranks 66th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 people per square kilometre | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 0.0827 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 0.9775 people per square kilometre | 0.0399 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.8336 people per square kilometre | 0.905 people per square kilometre | 0.0713 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.8868 people per square kilometre against 0.7887 people per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.0981 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 69th and Namibia ranks 66th 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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About this data
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.