Bolivia vs Congo: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5

Bolivia
0.4%
in 2017
Congo
0.4%
in 2017
Bolivia rank
25th
Congo rank
23rd

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 over time

  • Bolivia
  • Congo
0.250.50.7511.21.5200020082017

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

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

Bolivia ranks 25th and Congo ranks 23rd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 1.2% 1.0% 0.2% Bolivia
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5, Bolivia or Congo?
Congo, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Bolivia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5 between Bolivia and Congo?
0.0%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Congo?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Bolivia and Congo rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q5?
Bolivia ranks 25th and Congo ranks 23rd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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