Mauritius vs Samoa: People in rural areas not using an improved water source

Mauritius
933.74 people
in 2024
Samoa
1,219 people
in 2024
Mauritius rank
127th
Samoa rank
125th

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

  • Mauritius
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,219 people against 933.74 people in Mauritius, a difference of 285.13 people.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.

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

Mauritius ranks 127th and Samoa ranks 125th 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
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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.