Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
32.62 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
40.46 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 40.46 people per square kilometre against 32.62 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7.84 people per square kilometre.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.96 people per square kilometre | 40.87 people per square kilometre | 3.91 people per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 36.5 people per square kilometre | 41.02 people per square kilometre | 4.52 people per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 33.65 people per square kilometre | 39.67 people per square kilometre | 6.02 people per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 40.46 people per square kilometre against 32.62 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 7.84 people per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.