Guyana vs Mauritania: Drinking water services in rural areas

Guyana

6,607 people

in 2024

Mauritania

5,968 people

in 2024

Guyana rank

86th

Mauritania rank

87th

Drinking water services in rural areas over time

Guyana currently reports 6,607 people against 5,968 people in Mauritania, a difference of 639.08 people.

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

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

Guyana ranks 86th and Mauritania ranks 87th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Drinking water services in rural areas
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: 178 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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