Angola vs Mauritania: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities

Angola

19.1%

in 2024

Mauritania

17.0%

in 2024

Angola rank

88th

Mauritania rank

91st

Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities over time

Angola currently reports 19.1% against 17.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Mauritania ahead.

Angola ranks 88th and Mauritania ranks 91st of 113 countries.

Indicator: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities
Unit: %
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.