Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)

Burkina Faso
52.6%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau
56.2%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
75th
Guinea-Bissau rank
73rd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea-Bissau
0204060200020082017

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 56.2% against 52.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 48.6% 47.9% 0.7% Burkina Faso
2010s 51.6% 54.3% 2.7% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of), Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 56.2% against 52.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
3.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q3
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, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed