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

Guinea
19.4%
in 2017
Senegal
22.4%
in 2017
Guinea rank
33rd
Senegal rank
31st

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

  • Guinea
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 22.4% against 19.4% in Guinea, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

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

Guinea ranks 33rd and Senegal ranks 31st of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 35.3% 7.0% Guinea
2010s 26.1% 26.0% 0.1% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Guinea or Senegal?
Senegal, at 22.4% against 19.4% in Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Guinea and Senegal?
3.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Guinea ranks 33rd 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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About this data

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