Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita

Mauritania
0.1619 people per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.1564 people per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
22nd
Papua New Guinea rank
25th

Sanitation facilities usage, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
0.10.20.30.40.50.6200020122024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1619 people per person against 0.1564 people per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0055 people per person.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.504 people per person 0.1352 people per person 0.3688 people per person Mauritania
2010s 0.3184 people per person 0.146 people per person 0.1724 people per person Mauritania
2020s 0.193 people per person 0.1543 people per person 0.0387 people per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per capita, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Mauritania, at 0.1619 people per person against 0.1564 people per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per capita between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
0.0055 people per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 22nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,068 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.