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

Ethiopia
6.5%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau
8.9%
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
88th
Guinea-Bissau rank
86th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau
2468200020082017

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 8.9% against 6.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 88th and Guinea-Bissau 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 Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 3.5% 5.1% 1.6% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 5.6% 8.0% 2.4% 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), Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 8.9% against 6.5% in Ethiopia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
2.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Ethiopia ranks 88th and Guinea-Bissau 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): 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 using at least basic sanitation 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