Mauritania vs Zambia: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.7887 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.7379 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
69th
Zambia rank
70th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Zambia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.7887 people per square kilometre against 0.7379 people per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0508 people per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th of 171 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 people per square kilometre | 3.53 people per square kilometre | 2.31 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 2.4 people per square kilometre | 1.38 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.8336 people per square kilometre | 1.08 people per square kilometre | 0.248 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Mauritania, at 0.7887 people per square kilometre against 0.7379 people per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Zambia?
- 0.0508 people per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th 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.