Mauritania vs Niger: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2

Mauritania
69.7%
in 2017
Niger
80.1%
in 2017
Mauritania rank
6th
Niger rank
4th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
020406080100200020082017

How they compare

Niger currently reports 80.1% against 69.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 6th and Niger ranks 4th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 66.6% 97.3% 30.7% Niger
2010s 68.9% 82.7% 13.8% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 80.1% against 69.7% in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Mauritania and Niger?
10.4%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Mauritania ranks 6th and Niger ranks 4th 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