What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Algeria and Mauritania?

33,346 people, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Mauritania: People using improved drinking water sources

Algeria

497,671 people

in 2024

Mauritania

531,017 people

in 2024

Algeria rank

60th

Mauritania rank

59th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Algeria
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 531,017 people against 497,671 people in Algeria, a difference of 33,346 people.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 59th of 231 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	763,307 people	841,615 people	78,308 people	Mauritania
2010s	602,989 people	721,603 people	118,614 people	Mauritania
2020s	494,173 people	578,940 people	84,767 people	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Algeria or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 531,017 people against 497,671 people in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Algeria and Mauritania?: 33,346 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Algeria ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 59th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People using improved drinking water sources
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, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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