Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities

Guinea-Bissau

52.6%

in 2024

Uganda

57.9%

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau rank

14th

Uganda rank

11th

Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities over time

Uganda currently reports 57.9% against 52.6% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 5.3%.

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

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 11th 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.