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
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200020122024

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

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.