Mauritania vs Somalia: Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source

Mauritania
77.3%
in 2024
Somalia
75.3%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
197th
Somalia rank
199th

Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source over time

  • Mauritania
  • Somalia
20406080200020122024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 77.3% against 75.3% in Somalia, a difference of 2.0%.

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

Mauritania ranks 197th and Somalia ranks 199th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population using at least a basic drinking water source
Unit
%
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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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.