Congo vs Guinea: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4

Congo
0.6%
in 2017
Guinea
0.4%
in 2017
Congo rank
38th
Guinea rank
41st

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 over time

  • Congo
  • Guinea
02468200020082017

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.

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

Congo ranks 38th and Guinea ranks 41st of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.2% 6.3% 4.1% Guinea
2010s 1.0% 2.2% 1.1% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4, Congo or Guinea?
Congo, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 between Congo and Guinea?
0.2%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
Congo ranks 38th and Guinea ranks 41st 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): Q4. 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): Q4
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