Guinea vs Rwanda: People practicing open defecation, urban
Guinea
0.7%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.5%
in 2024
Guinea rank
58th
Rwanda rank
61st
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 58th and Rwanda ranks 61st of 182 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Guinea or Rwanda?
- Guinea, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Rwanda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Guinea ranks 58th and Rwanda ranks 61st of 182 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, urban (% of urban 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.