Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: People practicing open defecation
Côte d'Ivoire
16.7%
in 2024
Ghana
17.8%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
19th
Ghana rank
17th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 17.8% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Ghana ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 19.8% | 14.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.7% | 5.9% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 0.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 17.8% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 1.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Ghana ranks 17th 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.