Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?

Equatorial Guinea, at 44,592 people against 41,969 people in Libya as of 2017.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?

2,623 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?

10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Libya: Sanitation facilities usage

Equatorial Guinea

44,592 people

in 2017

Libya

41,969 people

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

73rd

Libya rank

76th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Equatorial Guinea
Libya

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 44,592 people against 41,969 people in Libya, a difference of 2,623 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 76th of 232 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Libya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	59,515 people	36,144 people	23,371 people	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	44,382 people	36,986 people	7,397 people	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?: Equatorial Guinea, at 44,592 people against 41,969 people in Libya as of 2017.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?: 2,623 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Libya rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 73rd and Libya ranks 76th of 232 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sanitation facilities usage
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: 232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.