Afghanistan vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation
Afghanistan
11.2%
in 2024
Somalia
14.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Somalia rank
28th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.4% against 11.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 28th of 214 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 50.4% | 28.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 30.4% | 14.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 17.6% | 5.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.4% against 11.2% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 3.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 28th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.