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

Mauritania

17.0%

in 2024

South Sudan

18.4%

in 2024

Mauritania rank

91st

South Sudan rank

89th

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

South Sudan currently reports 18.4% against 17.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 91st and South Sudan ranks 89th 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.