Africa Eastern and Southern vs Angola: People practicing open defecation

Africa Eastern and Southern
11.2%
in 2024
Angola
25.7%
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
13th
Angola rank
14th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Angola
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 25.7% against 11.2% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Angola's figure about 2.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Angola ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Angola Difference Ahead
2000s 28.1% 30.4% 2.3% Angola
2010s 20.1% 28.2% 8.1% Angola
2020s 14.4% 26.1% 11.7% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Africa Eastern and Southern or Angola?
Angola, at 25.7% against 11.2% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Africa Eastern and Southern and Angola?
14.5%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Angola?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Angola rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Angola ranks 14th of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
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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.