Mauritania vs Zambia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.0748 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.1025 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
75th
Zambia rank
73rd
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1025 people per square kilometre against 0.0748 people per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0277 people per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2025 people per square kilometre | 0.1611 people per square kilometre | 0.0414 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1757 people per square kilometre | 0.1541 people per square kilometre | 0.0215 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1005 people per square kilometre | 0.1161 people per square kilometre | 0.0156 people per square kilometre | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1025 people per square kilometre against 0.0748 people per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Zambia?
- 0.0277 people per square kilometre, with Zambia 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 urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 73rd 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.