Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3

Guinea-Bissau
0.3%
in 2017
Lesotho
0.5%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau rank
39th
Lesotho rank
36th

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho
02468200020082017

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 97 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4% 6.0% 5.6% Lesotho
2010s 0.4% 1.8% 1.4% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed