Guinea vs Mali: People practicing open defecation

Guinea
4.7%
in 2024
Mali
3.9%
in 2024
Guinea rank
51st
Mali rank
54th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Guinea
  • Mali
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 4.7% against 3.9% in Mali, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 51st and Mali ranks 54th of 214 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 24.2% 16.0% 8.2% Guinea
2010s 13.8% 9.2% 4.6% Guinea
2020s 6.5% 4.9% 1.6% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Guinea or Mali?
Guinea, at 4.7% against 3.9% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Guinea and Mali?
0.8%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mali?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Mali rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
Guinea ranks 51st and Mali ranks 54th 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
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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.