Mauritania vs Zambia: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.8635 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.8404 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
82nd
Zambia rank
84th

Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.8635 people per square kilometre against 0.8404 people per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0231 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 84th of 214 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 1.42 people per square kilometre 3.69 people per square kilometre 2.27 people per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 1.19 people per square kilometre 2.55 people per square kilometre 1.36 people per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.9341 people per square kilometre 1.2 people per square kilometre 0.2636 people per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Zambia?
Mauritania, at 0.8635 people per square kilometre against 0.8404 people per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.0231 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, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 84th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,832 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage 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.