Libya vs Mauritania: Drinking water services

Libya

6,878 people

in 2024

Mauritania

5,968 people

in 2024

Libya rank

93rd

Mauritania rank

95th

Drinking water services over time

Libya currently reports 6,878 people against 5,968 people in Mauritania, a difference of 909.9 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mauritania ahead.

Libya ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 95th of 231 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services
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: 231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.