Afghanistan vs Guinea: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3

Afghanistan
8.5%
in 2017
Guinea
10.0%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
31st
Guinea rank
30th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 10.0% against 8.5% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 30th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 22.9% 23.3% 0.4% Guinea
2010s 14.2% 14.4% 0.2% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, Afghanistan or Guinea?
Guinea, at 10.0% against 8.5% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between Afghanistan and Guinea?
1.5%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Guinea ranks 30th 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): Q3. 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): Q3
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