Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean: People practicing open defecation
Congo
8.4%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean
0.7%
in 2024
Congo rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Congo
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Congo currently reports 8.4% against 0.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Congo's figure about 11.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Congo ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 0.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 3.6% | 5.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 1.7% | 6.7% | 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?
- Congo, at 8.4% against 0.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 7.7%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Congo ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th 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.