Congo vs Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Congo
430,056 people
in 2021
Guinea
648,978 people
in 2024
Congo rank
45th
Guinea rank
43rd

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Congo
  • Guinea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200020122024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 648,978 people against 430,056 people in Congo, a difference of 218,922 people.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 45th and Guinea ranks 43rd of 175 countries.

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About this data

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
Last refreshed

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.