Guinea-Bissau vs Rwanda: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas

Guinea-Bissau
168,600 people
in 2024
Rwanda
146,381 people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
55th
Rwanda rank
57th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Rwanda
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 168,600 people against 146,381 people in Rwanda, a difference of 22,219 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 57th of 175 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 385,335 people 246,840 people 138,494 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 268,739 people 213,824 people 54,915 people Guinea-Bissau
2020s 168,096 people 164,641 people 3,455 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, Guinea-Bissau or Rwanda?
Guinea-Bissau, at 168,600 people against 146,381 people in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas between Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda?
22,219 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 57th 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.