Liberia vs Mauritania: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3

Liberia
33.4%
in 2017
Mauritania
37.6%
in 2017
Liberia rank
12th
Mauritania rank
9th

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

  • Liberia
  • Mauritania
0204060200020082017

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 37.6% against 33.4% in Liberia, a difference of 4.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 9th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 56.9% 38.8% 18.1% Liberia
2010s 40.9% 37.9% 3.0% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, Liberia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 37.6% against 33.4% in Liberia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between Liberia and Mauritania?
4.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Liberia ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 9th 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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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