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

74,489 people, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia 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.

Malaysia vs Mauritania: People using improved drinking water sources

Malaysia

605,506 people

in 2024

Mauritania

531,017 people

in 2024

Malaysia rank

56th

Mauritania rank

59th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Malaysia
Mauritania

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 605,506 people against 531,017 people in Mauritania, a difference of 74,489 people.

That makes Malaysia'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.

Malaysia ranks 56th and Mauritania ranks 59th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	618,715 people	841,615 people	222,900 people	Mauritania
2010s	695,147 people	721,603 people	26,456 people	Mauritania
2020s	626,048 people	578,940 people	47,108 people	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Malaysia or Mauritania?: Malaysia, at 605,506 people against 531,017 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Malaysia and Mauritania?: 74,489 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mauritania?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Mauritania rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Malaysia ranks 56th 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

Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.