Cameroon vs Guinea: Proportion of population practising open defecation

Cameroon
4.44
in 2024
Guinea
4.66
in 2024
Cameroon rank
53rd
Guinea rank
52nd

Proportion of population practising open defecation over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
51015202530200020122024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 4.66 against 4.44 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.22.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 53rd and Guinea ranks 52nd of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 7.51 24.2 16.7 Guinea
2010s 5.83 13.84 8.02 Guinea
2020s 4.71 6.53 1.82 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population practising open defecation, Cameroon or Guinea?
Guinea, at 4.66 against 4.44 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population practising open defecation between Cameroon and Guinea?
0.22, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for proportion of population practising open defecation?
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Guinea ranks 52nd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cameroon vs Guinea: Proportion of population practising open defecation. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-practising-open-defecation-sanitation/cameroon/guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-population-practising-open-defecation-sanitation/cameroon/guinea/">Cameroon vs Guinea: Proportion of population practising open defecation</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 6,980 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed