Eswatini vs Tanzania: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2

Eswatini
11.6%
in 2017
Tanzania
12.5%
in 2017
Eswatini rank
40th
Tanzania rank
38th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Tanzania
10203040200020082017

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 12.5% against 11.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

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

Eswatini ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 38th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 30.4% 23.0% 7.4% Eswatini
2010s 15.9% 15.5% 0.4% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Eswatini or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 12.5% against 11.6% in Eswatini as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Eswatini and Tanzania?
0.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tanzania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and Tanzania rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Eswatini ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 38th 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.

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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