Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)

Guinea-Bissau
4.0%
in 2017
Somalia
3.3%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau rank
85th
Somalia rank
86th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Somalia
1234200020082017

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.0% against 3.3% in Somalia, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th and Somalia ranks 86th of 97 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 3.7% 1.4% 2.4% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 4.0% 2.7% 1.3% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural), Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4.0% against 3.3% in Somalia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
0.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 85th and Somalia ranks 86th 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
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