Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2

Mauritania
69.7%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
65.1%
in 2017
Mauritania rank
6th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
8th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020406080100200020082017

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 69.7% against 65.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Mauritania ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th of 97 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 66.6% 83.0% 16.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 68.9% 69.2% 0.3% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
Mauritania, at 69.7% against 65.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
4.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Mauritania ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 8th 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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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