What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Central African Republic and IDA blend?

13.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and IDA blend?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs IDA blend: People practicing open defecation

Central African Republic

24.7%

in 2024

IDA blend

11.4%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

15th

IDA blend rank

12th

People practicing open defecation over time

Central African Republic
IDA blend

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 24.7% against 11.4% in IDA blend, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.2 times IDA blend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA blend ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 15th and IDA blend ranks 12th of 214 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.4%	22.4%	1.0%	Central African Republic
2010s	24.7%	16.7%	8.0%	Central African Republic
2020s	25.0%	12.5%	12.5%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Central African Republic or IDA blend?: Central African Republic, at 24.7% against 11.4% in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Central African Republic and IDA blend?: 13.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and IDA blend?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and IDA blend rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: Central African Republic ranks 15th and IDA blend ranks 12th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.