Botswana vs Yemen: People practicing open defecation
Botswana
5.4%
in 2024
Yemen
4.9%
in 2024
Botswana rank
47th
Yemen rank
50th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Botswana
- Yemen
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 5.4% against 4.9% in Yemen, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Botswana ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 50th of 214 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 28.7% | 10.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 15.9% | 5.4% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 7.1% | 0.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Botswana or Yemen?
- Botswana, at 5.4% against 4.9% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Botswana and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Yemen rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Botswana ranks 47th and Yemen ranks 50th 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.