Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania: People not using improved drinking water sources

Equatorial Guinea
505,844 people
in 2017
Mauritania
536,985 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
70th
Mauritania rank
68th

People not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Mauritania
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 536,985 people against 505,844 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 31,141 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 68th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People not 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
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.