Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: People practicing open defecation, rural
Botswana
16.7%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
14.2%
in 2024
Botswana rank
34th
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 16.7% against 14.2% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Botswana ranks 34th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 45.6% | 7.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 26.6% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 14.5% | 4.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Botswana, at 16.7% against 14.2% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 2.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Botswana ranks 34th 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.