Congo vs OECD members: People practicing open defecation
Congo
8.4%
in 2021
OECD members
0.1%
in 2024
Congo rank
34th
OECD members rank
37th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Congo
- OECD members
How they compare
Congo currently reports 8.4% against 0.1% in OECD members, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Congo's figure about 94.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 37th of 214 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 0.8% | 7.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 0.4% | 8.3% | Congo |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 0.2% | 8.2% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Congo or OECD members?
- Congo, at 8.4% against 0.1% in OECD members as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Congo and OECD members?
- 8.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and OECD members?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and OECD members rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Congo ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.