Eswatini vs Kenya: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1

Eswatini
32.4%
in 2017
Kenya
43.0%
in 2017
Eswatini rank
34th
Kenya rank
31st

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 over time

  • Eswatini
  • Kenya
0204060200020082017

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 43.0% against 32.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 31st of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 50.6% 45.8% 4.8% Eswatini
2010s 36.5% 43.8% 7.2% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1, Eswatini or Kenya?
Kenya, at 43.0% against 32.4% in Eswatini as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 between Eswatini and Kenya?
10.6%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Eswatini ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 31st of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed