Equatorial Guinea vs Guatemala: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Equatorial Guinea

23.8%

in 2017

Guatemala

17.4%

in 2024

Equatorial Guinea rank

49th

Guatemala rank

52nd

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 23.8% against 17.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 52nd of 232 countries.

Indicator: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit: %
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, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.