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
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M200020122024

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.

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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
Last refreshed

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.