Côte d'Ivoire vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4

Côte d'Ivoire
2.4%
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.4%
in 2017
Côte d'Ivoire rank
31st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
28th

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

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 3.4% against 2.4% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.4 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th of 97 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 7.1% 38.3% 31.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 3.8% 13.2% 9.4% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4, Côte d'Ivoire or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 3.4% against 2.4% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 between Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th 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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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