Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of)

Gambia
81.9%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau
82.3%
in 2017
Gambia rank
78th
Guinea-Bissau rank
77th

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
020406080200020082017

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 82.3% against 81.9% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 78th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 77th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 80.7% 64.2% 16.5% Gambia
2010s 81.7% 78.2% 3.5% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic drinking water services (% of), Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 82.3% against 81.9% in Gambia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
0.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Gambia ranks 78th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 77th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed