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

Ghana
11.8%
in 2017
Guinea
10.0%
in 2017
Ghana rank
29th
Guinea rank
30th

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

  • Ghana
  • Guinea
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 11.8% against 10.0% in Guinea, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Ghana'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.

Ghana ranks 29th 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 Ghana Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 19.7% 25.1% 5.4% Guinea
2010s 14.1% 14.4% 0.3% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, Ghana or Guinea?
Ghana, at 11.8% against 10.0% in Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between Ghana and Guinea?
1.8%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Ghana ranks 29th 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