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

Guinea-Bissau

890,478 people

in 2024

Laos

678,318 people

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

61st

Laos rank

63rd

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 890,478 people against 678,318 people in Laos, a difference of 212,160 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Laos ranks 63rd 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.