Democratic Republic of Congo vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2

Democratic Republic of Congo
18.9%
in 2017
Senegal
22.4%
in 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
34th
Senegal rank
31st

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Senegal
10203040200020082017

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 22.4% against 18.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Senegal ranks 31st of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 14.7% 35.3% 20.6% Senegal
2010s 17.9% 26.0% 8.1% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Democratic Republic of Congo or Senegal?
Senegal, at 22.4% against 18.9% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?
3.5%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Senegal 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): Q2. 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

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population-q2/congo-dem-rep/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population-q2/congo-dem-rep/senegal/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2
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