Mauritania vs Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.0748 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.0602 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
75th
Samoa rank
77th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0748 people per square kilometre against 0.0602 people per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0146 people per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 77th of 182 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2025 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0.2025 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1757 people per square kilometre | 0.0231 people per square kilometre | 0.1526 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1005 people per square kilometre | 0.0537 people per square kilometre | 0.0467 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Mauritania, at 0.0748 people per square kilometre against 0.0602 people per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 0.0146 people per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 77th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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.