Eswatini vs Mauritania: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources

Eswatini
13.5%
in 2024
Mauritania
10.4%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
36th
Mauritania rank
39th

Share of population not using improved drinking water sources over time

  • Eswatini
  • Mauritania
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 13.5% against 10.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

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

Eswatini ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 39th of 231 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources
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 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.