What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Equatorial Guinea and East Timor?

14,500 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and East Timor?

16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs East Timor: People using at least basic sanitation facilities

Equatorial Guinea

1.04 million people

in 2017

East Timor

1.02 million people

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

152nd

East Timor rank

153rd

People using at least basic sanitation facilities over time

Equatorial Guinea
East Timor

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.04 million people against 1.02 million people in East Timor, a difference of 14,500 people.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd and East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	582,214 people	268,622 people	313,592 people	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	902,462 people	553,988 people	348,475 people	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people using at least basic sanitation facilities, Equatorial Guinea or East Timor?: Equatorial Guinea, at 1.04 million people against 1.02 million people in East Timor as of 2017.
What is the difference in people using at least basic sanitation facilities between Equatorial Guinea and East Timor?: 14,500 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and East Timor?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Equatorial Guinea and East Timor rank globally for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd and East Timor ranks 153rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using at least basic sanitation facilities. 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 sanitation facilities
Unit: people
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.