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

Benin
16.8%
in 2017
Guinea-Bissau
17.8%
in 2017
Benin rank
92nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
91st

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

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
57.51012.51517.5200020082017

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 17.8% against 16.8% in Benin, a difference of 1.0%.

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

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

Benin ranks 92nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 91st of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 14.1% 9.2% 4.9% Benin
2010s 16.2% 15.8% 0.4% Benin

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), Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 17.8% against 16.8% in Benin as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
1.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
Benin ranks 92nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 91st 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): Q5 (highest). 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): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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