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

Mauritania
0.7887 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Syria
0.6839 people per square kilometre
in 2016
Mauritania rank
69th
Syria rank
72nd

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

  • Mauritania
  • Syria
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.7887 people per square kilometre against 0.6839 people per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 0.1048 people per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.

Mauritania ranks 69th and Syria ranks 72nd of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 1.21 people per square kilometre 1.34 people per square kilometre 0.1215 people per square kilometre Syria
2010s 1.05 people per square kilometre 0.7943 people per square kilometre 0.259 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, Mauritania or Syria?
Mauritania, at 0.7887 people per square kilometre against 0.6839 people per square kilometre in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Syria?
0.1048 people per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syria?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Mauritania and Syria rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 69th and Syria ranks 72nd 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.