Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4

Guinea-Bissau
4.8%
in 2017
Malawi
4.4%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau rank
42nd
Malawi rank
43rd

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
0204060200020082017

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.8% against 4.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 43rd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 43.8% 10.0% 33.8% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 13.7% 6.0% 7.7% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4.8% against 4.4% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
0.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 43rd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed