Angola vs Lower middle income: People practicing open defecation

Angola
25.7%
in 2022
Lower middle income
7.3%
in 2024
Angola rank
14th
Lower middle income rank
14th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Angola
  • Lower middle income
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 25.7% against 7.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Angola's figure about 3.5 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Angola ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 30.4% 41.2% 10.8% Lower middle income
2010s 28.2% 23.0% 5.2% Angola
2020s 26.1% 12.1% 14.0% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Angola or Lower middle income?
Angola, at 25.7% against 7.3% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Angola and Lower middle income?
18.4%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Lower middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Angola and Lower middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
Angola ranks 14th and Lower middle income ranks 14th 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

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
Last refreshed

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.