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

Guinea
0.4%
in 2017
South Africa
0.3%
in 2017
Guinea rank
41st
South Africa rank
43rd

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

  • Guinea
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 43rd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 6.3% 0.0% 6.2% Guinea
2010s 2.2% 0.2% 1.9% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4, Guinea or South Africa?
Guinea, at 0.4% against 0.3% in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 between Guinea and South Africa?
0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
Guinea ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 43rd 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