Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Cuba
11,083 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
16,093 people
in 2017
Cuba rank
78th
Equatorial Guinea rank
75th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time
- Cuba
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 16,093 people against 11,083 people in Cuba, a difference of 5,010 people.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Cuba's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 78th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th of 175 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96,166 people | 38,203 people | 57,963 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 48,933 people | 17,407 people | 31,526 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Cuba or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 16,093 people against 11,083 people in Cuba as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 5,010 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Cuba and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
- Cuba ranks 78th 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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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.