Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation
Côte d'Ivoire
16.7%
in 2024
Nigeria
18.0%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 18.0% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Nigeria'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 Nigeria ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 23.3% | 10.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.6% | 4.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 18.0% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 1.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th 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.