Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural

Guinea-Bissau
16.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
14.4%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
90th

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Papua New Guinea
051015200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 16.0% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 100 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.7% 8.5% 5.8% Papua New Guinea
2010s 10.3% 11.6% 1.3% Papua New Guinea
2020s 15.8% 13.8% 2.0% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using safely managed sanitation services, rural, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
Guinea-Bissau, at 16.0% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in people using safely managed sanitation services, rural between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
1.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 3,114 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.