Congo vs East Timor: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Congo
8.4%
in 2021
East Timor
7.9%
in 2024
Congo rank
34th
East Timor rank
36th
People practicing open defecation (% of population) over time
- Congo
- East Timor
How they compare
Congo currently reports 8.4% against 7.9% in East Timor, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 34th and East Timor ranks 36th of 214 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 37.1% | 28.7% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 22.2% | 13.5% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 12.5% | 4.1% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Congo or East Timor?
- Congo, at 8.4% against 7.9% in East Timor as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Congo and East Timor?
- 0.5%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and East Timor?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Congo and East Timor rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Congo ranks 34th and East Timor ranks 36th 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.