Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas
Botswana
25,478 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
28,499 people
in 2017
Botswana rank
53rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
50th
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time
- Botswana
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 28,499 people against 25,478 people in Botswana, a difference of 3,021 people.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 53rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,183 people | 31,166 people | 982.75 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 31,377 people | 26,975 people | 4,402 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Botswana or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 28,499 people against 25,478 people in Botswana as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 3,021 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Botswana ranks 53rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th of 186 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 urban 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.