Guinea vs Laos: Sanitation facilities usage

Guinea

687,094 people

in 2024

Laos

678,318 people

in 2024

Guinea rank

43rd

Laos rank

44th

Sanitation facilities usage over time

Guinea currently reports 687,094 people against 678,318 people in Laos, a difference of 8,776 people.

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

Guinea ranks 43rd and Laos ranks 44th of 232 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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