Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Guinea-Bissau or Nepal?

Guinea-Bissau, at 170,302 people against 158,099 people in Nepal as of 2024.

What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?

12,203 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Nepal: Sanitation facilities usage

Guinea-Bissau

170,302 people

in 2024

Nepal

158,099 people

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

60th

Nepal rank

62nd

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Guinea-Bissau
Nepal

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 170,302 people against 158,099 people in Nepal, a difference of 12,203 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 62nd of 232 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	400,787 people	14.19 million people	13.79 million people	Nepal
2010s	277,916 people	7.24 million people	6.96 million people	Nepal
2020s	170,002 people	1.68 million people	1.51 million people	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, Guinea-Bissau or Nepal?: Guinea-Bissau, at 170,302 people against 158,099 people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage between Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?: 12,203 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Nepal rank globally for sanitation facilities usage?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th and Nepal ranks 62nd 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.