Afghanistan vs India: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5
Afghanistan
0.9%
in 2017
India
1.1%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
16th
India rank
13th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 16th and India ranks 13th of 97 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 5.8% | 3.9% | India |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.4% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 between Afghanistan and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and India ranks 13th 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.