Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation over time
- Congo
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Congo currently reports 8.4% against 0.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Congo's figure about 11.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Congo ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 214 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 0.4% | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 3.8% | 4.9% | Congo |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 1.8% | 6.6% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Congo or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Congo, at 8.4% against 0.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 7.7%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Congo ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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.