Comoros vs Equatorial Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Comoros
12,776 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
16,093 people
in 2017
Comoros rank
77th
Equatorial Guinea rank
75th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Comoros
  • Equatorial Guinea
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 16,093 people against 12,776 people in Comoros, a difference of 3,317 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Comoros's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Comoros ranks 77th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th of 175 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 3,854 people 38,203 people 34,349 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 7,415 people 17,407 people 9,992 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Comoros or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 16,093 people against 12,776 people in Comoros as of 2017.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Comoros and Equatorial Guinea?
3,317 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Equatorial Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Comoros and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Comoros ranks 77th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th of 175 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
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, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.