Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2

Ghana
24.2%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau
20.1%
in 2017
Ghana rank
29th
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 over time

  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 24.2% against 20.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Ghana ranks 29th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 33.1% 48.0% 14.8% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 26.7% 26.5% 0.3% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Ghana or Guinea-Bissau?
Ghana, at 24.2% against 20.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
4.1%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Ghana ranks 29th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed