Guinea-Bissau vs Papua New Guinea: Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population
Guinea-Bissau
91.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
89.4%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
183rd
Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 91.1% against 89.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 188 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 | 81.1% | 86.5% | 5.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 87.9% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 89.1% | 1.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population, Guinea-Bissau or Papua New Guinea?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 91.1% against 89.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population between Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Papua New Guinea rank globally for using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 188 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 Using improved water sources: urban vs. rural population. 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 who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.