Argentina vs Guinea-Bissau: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Argentina

719,188 people

in 2016

Guinea-Bissau

890,478 people

in 2024

Argentina rank

62nd

Guinea-Bissau rank

61st

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 890,478 people against 719,188 people in Argentina, a difference of 171,290 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 62nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st of 175 countries.

Indicator: People in rural areas not using improved 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: 175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.