Mauritania vs Mexico: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Mauritania
508,969 people
in 2024
Mexico
600,167 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
63rd
Mexico rank
60th

People in rural areas not using an improved water source over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M200020122024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 600,167 people against 508,969 people in Mauritania, a difference of 91,198 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 63rd and Mexico ranks 60th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved water source
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
178 places, 4,351 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.