Gambia vs Guam: Sanitation facilities usage

Gambia
1,335 people
in 2024
Guam
1,204 people
in 2016
Gambia rank
109th
Guam rank
110th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

  • Gambia
  • Guam
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200020122024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1,335 people against 1,204 people in Guam, a difference of 131 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 109th and Guam ranks 110th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guam Difference Ahead
2000s 65,850 people 453.33 people 65,397 people Gambia
2010s 38,963 people 1,171 people 37,791 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Gambia or Guam?
Gambia, at 1,335 people against 1,204 people in Guam as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Gambia and Guam?
131 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guam?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Gambia and Guam rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?
Gambia ranks 109th and Guam ranks 110th 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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About this data

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

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