Mauritania vs Mexico: People not using improved drinking water sources
Mauritania
536,985 people
in 2024
Mexico
600,172 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
68th
Mexico rank
67th
People not using improved drinking water sources over time
- Mauritania
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 600,172 people against 536,985 people in Mauritania, a difference of 63,187 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 68th and Mexico ranks 67th 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 | 980,072 people | 6.10 million people | 5.12 million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 798,038 people | 3.33 million people | 2.54 million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 600,558 people | 1.03 million people | 431,795 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved drinking water sources, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 600,172 people against 536,985 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using improved drinking water sources between Mauritania and Mexico?
- 63,187 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 not using improved drinking water sources?
- Mauritania ranks 68th and Mexico ranks 67th 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.