Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau
5.97 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
5.49 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
43rd
Malawi rank
46th

Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 5.97 people per square kilometre against 5.49 people per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.48 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 46th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 14.25 people per square kilometre 16.33 people per square kilometre 2.07 people per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 9.88 people per square kilometre 12.12 people per square kilometre 2.23 people per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 6.04 people per square kilometre 6.91 people per square kilometre 0.8708 people per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Guinea-Bissau, at 5.97 people per square kilometre against 5.49 people per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
0.48 people per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 46th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,832 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.