Kenya vs Peru: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3

Kenya
3.7%
in 2017
Peru
2.6%
in 2017
Kenya rank
39th
Peru rank
40th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 over time

  • Kenya
  • Peru
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.7% against 2.6% in Peru, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.

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

Kenya ranks 39th and Peru ranks 40th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 9.1% 8.6% 0.5% Kenya
2010s 5.2% 4.3% 0.9% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, Kenya or Peru?
Kenya, at 3.7% against 2.6% in Peru as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between Kenya and Peru?
1.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Kenya ranks 39th and Peru ranks 40th 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): Q3. 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): Q3
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