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

Mauritania
69.7%
in 2017
Togo
79.9%
in 2017
Mauritania rank
6th
Togo rank
5th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Togo
020406080200020082017

How they compare

Togo currently reports 79.9% against 69.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 10.2%.

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

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

Mauritania ranks 6th and Togo ranks 5th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Togo Difference Ahead
2000s 66.6% 83.6% 17.0% Togo
2010s 68.9% 81.0% 12.1% Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Mauritania or Togo?
Togo, at 79.9% against 69.7% in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Mauritania and Togo?
10.2%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Mauritania ranks 6th and Togo ranks 5th 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