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

69,154 people, with Mexico ahead.

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

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.

Mauritania vs Mexico: People using improved drinking water sources

Mauritania

531,017 people

in 2024

Mexico

600,171 people

in 2024

Mauritania rank

59th

Mexico rank

57th

People using improved drinking water sources over time

Mauritania
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 600,171 people against 531,017 people in Mauritania, a difference of 69,154 people.

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

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

Mauritania ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 57th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	841,615 people	3.97 million people	3.12 million people	Mexico
2010s	721,603 people	2.50 million people	1.78 million people	Mexico
2020s	578,940 people	1.02 million people	438,216 people	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Mauritania or Mexico?: Mexico, at 600,171 people against 531,017 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Mauritania and Mexico?: 69,154 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?: Mauritania ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 57th 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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