Burundi vs Congo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4

Burundi
0.5%
in 2017
Congo
0.6%
in 2017
Burundi rank
40th
Congo rank
38th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 over time

  • Burundi
  • Congo
0.511.522.5200020082017

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 40th and Congo ranks 38th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 2.2% 0.7% Congo
2010s 0.8% 1.0% 0.3% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4, Burundi or Congo?
Congo, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Burundi as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 between Burundi and Congo?
0.1%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Congo?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Burundi and Congo rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
Burundi ranks 40th and Congo ranks 38th 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): Q4. 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): Q4
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