Guinea-Bissau vs Mongolia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Guinea-Bissau
14.2%
in 2024
Mongolia
13.7%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
Mongolia rank
38th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mongolia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 14.2% against 13.7% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and Mongolia ranks 38th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 38.5% | 7.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 16.2% | 1.7% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Guinea-Bissau or Mongolia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 14.2% against 13.7% in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Guinea-Bissau and Mongolia?
- 0.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mongolia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mongolia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and Mongolia ranks 38th 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.