Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Guinea-Bissau
16.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
14.4%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
88th
Papua New Guinea rank
90th
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 16.0% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 100 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 8.5% | 5.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 11.6% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 2.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 16.0% against 14.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 88th and Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.