Egypt vs Mauritius: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban
Egypt
69.0%
in 2024
Mauritius
72.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
48th
Mauritius rank
45th
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban over time
- Egypt
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 72.2% against 69.0% in Egypt, a difference of 3.2%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 48th and Mauritius ranks 45th of 124 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 75.7% | 39.5% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 74.6% | 33.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 72.8% | 10.8% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, urban, Egypt or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 72.2% against 69.0% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, urban between Egypt and Mauritius?
- 3.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mauritius rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Egypt ranks 48th and Mauritius ranks 45th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.