Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation, rural
Afghanistan
15.4%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
14.2%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
35th
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Afghanistan
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.4% against 14.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 45.6% | 18.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 26.6% | 5.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.5% | 2.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Afghanistan or Guinea-Bissau?
- Afghanistan, at 15.4% against 14.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 171 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, rural (% of rural 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.