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

Guinea-Bissau
20.1%
in 2017
Senegal
22.4%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Senegal rank
31st

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 22.4% against 20.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 31st of 97 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 48.0% 35.3% 12.6% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 26.5% 26.0% 0.4% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?
Senegal, at 22.4% against 20.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
2.3%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd and Senegal ranks 31st 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