Bolivia vs Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Bolivia
7.1%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
7.7%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
38th
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
People practicing open defecation (% of population) over time
- Bolivia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 7.7% against 7.1% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Bolivia ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 29.5% | 1.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 0.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Bolivia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 7.7% against 7.1% in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Bolivia ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.