Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas

Guinea-Bissau
1,702 people
in 2024
Vanuatu
1,592 people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
76th
Vanuatu rank
77th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Vanuatu
05.0k10.0k15.0k200020122024

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1,702 people against 1,592 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 110 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th and Vanuatu ranks 77th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 15,452 people 32.57 people 15,419 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 9,177 people 588.65 people 8,589 people Guinea-Bissau
2020s 1,906 people 1,340 people 565.48 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, Guinea-Bissau or Vanuatu?
Guinea-Bissau, at 1,702 people against 1,592 people in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
110 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th and Vanuatu ranks 77th 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

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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
186 places, 4,553 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.