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

Guinea
19.4%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau
20.1%
in 2017
Guinea rank
33rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd

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

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 20.1% against 19.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea ranks 33rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 48.0% 5.6% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 26.1% 26.5% 0.3% 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 or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 20.1% against 19.4% in Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
0.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Guinea ranks 33rd 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