Somalia vs South Africa: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4

Somalia
0.1%
in 2017
South Africa
0.3%
in 2017
Somalia rank
46th
South Africa rank
43rd

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

  • Somalia
  • South Africa
0510152025200020082017

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.0 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 20.2% 0.0% 20.1% Somalia
2010s 6.2% 0.2% 6.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4, Somalia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Somalia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 between Somalia and South Africa?
0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
Somalia ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 43rd 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