Congo vs Mauritania: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water
Congo
56.1%
in 2019
Mauritania
57.6%
in 2024
Congo rank
72nd
Mauritania rank
71st
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 57.6% against 56.1% in Congo, a difference of 1.5%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 72nd and Mauritania ranks 71st of 113 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, Congo or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 57.6% against 56.1% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water between Congo and Mauritania?
- 1.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Congo ranks 72nd and Mauritania ranks 71st of 113 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, 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 living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.