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
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.