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
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.