Guinea-Bissau vs East Timor: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Guinea-Bissau
14.2%
in 2024
East Timor
11.7%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
East Timor rank
40th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- East Timor
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 14.2% against 11.7% in East Timor, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and East Timor ranks 40th of 171 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 45.0% | 1.3% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 28.8% | 2.3% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 15.3% | 0.8% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Guinea-Bissau or East Timor?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 14.2% against 11.7% in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Guinea-Bissau and East Timor?
- 2.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and East Timor?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and East Timor rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th and East Timor ranks 40th 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.