Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities

Djibouti

187,319 people

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

161,933 people

in 2017

Djibouti rank

77th

Equatorial Guinea rank

80th

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Djibouti currently reports 187,319 people against 161,933 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 25,386 people.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

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

Djibouti ranks 77th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th 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.