What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Maldives and Mauritius?

95.27 people, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mauritius?

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.

Maldives vs Mauritius: People using improved drinking water sources

Maldives

1,029 people

in 2024

Mauritius

933.73 people

in 2024

Maldives rank

147th

Mauritius rank

150th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Maldives
Mauritius

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,029 people against 933.73 people in Mauritius, a difference of 95.27 people.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 147th and Mauritius ranks 150th of 231 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12,982 people	5,120 people	7,862 people	Maldives
2010s	5,607 people	3,179 people	2,428 people	Maldives
2020s	1,292 people	1,486 people	193.27 people	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Maldives or Mauritius?: Maldives, at 1,029 people against 933.73 people in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Maldives and Mauritius?: 95.27 people, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mauritius?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Mauritius rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Maldives ranks 147th and Mauritius ranks 150th 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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