Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre

Equatorial Guinea
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Ghana
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
36th
Ghana rank
38th

People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ghana
0000200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0.0001 units per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 38th of 214 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0.0001 units per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
0 units per square kilometre, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Ghana rank globally for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,016 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People practicing open defecation of population 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.