Angola vs IDA total: People practicing open defecation
Angola
25.7%
in 2022
IDA total
12.0%
in 2024
Angola rank
14th
IDA total rank
11th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Angola
- IDA total
How they compare
Angola currently reports 25.7% against 12.0% in IDA total, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Angola's figure about 2.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 14th and IDA total ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 25.9% | 4.6% | Angola |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 18.6% | 9.6% | Angola |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 13.9% | 12.2% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Angola or IDA total?
- Angola, at 25.7% against 12.0% in IDA total as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Angola and IDA total?
- 13.7%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and IDA total?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Angola and IDA total rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Angola ranks 14th and IDA total ranks 11th 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.