Mauritania vs Uruguay: People using improved sanitation facilities

Mauritania
3.52 million people
in 2024
Uruguay
3.37 million people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
123rd
Uruguay rank
125th

People using improved sanitation facilities over time

  • Mauritania
  • Uruguay
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3.52 million people against 3.37 million people in Uruguay, a difference of 145,450 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Mauritania ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 125th of 232 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
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
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.