Maldives vs Mauritius: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services
Maldives
99.9%
in 2024
Mauritius
99.9%
in 2024
Maldives rank
34th
Mauritius rank
37th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services over time
- Maldives
- Mauritius
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.
Maldives ranks 34th and Mauritius ranks 37th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 99.2% | 4.9% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 99.6% | 1.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Mauritius?
- Maldives, at 99.9% against 99.9% in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services between Maldives and Mauritius?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Mauritius rank globally for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Maldives ranks 34th 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.