Cook Islands vs Mauritius: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
Cook Islands
99.8%
in 2024
Mauritius
99.9%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
39th
Mauritius rank
37th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time
- Cook Islands
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 39th and Mauritius ranks 37th of 178 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.2% | 0.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 0.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 0.0% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services, Cook Islands or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 99.9% against 99.8% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Cook Islands and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Mauritius rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Cook Islands ranks 39th and Mauritius ranks 37th of 178 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.