Bulgaria vs Guinea-Bissau: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities
Bulgaria
1.64 million people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
1.70 million people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
77th
Guinea-Bissau rank
76th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities over time
- Bulgaria
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.70 million people against 1.64 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 62,940 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th of 150 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.25 million people | 1.31 million people | 1.94 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.49 million people | 1.49 million people | 995,726 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.80 million people | 1.64 million people | 165,010 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people not using safely managed sanitation facilities, Bulgaria or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.70 million people against 1.64 million people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people not using safely managed sanitation facilities between Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau?
- 62,940 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th of 150 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 not using safely managed sanitation facilities. 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 safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.