Dominica vs Kenya: People practicing open defecation
Dominica
5.6%
in 2017
Kenya
5.9%
in 2024
Dominica rank
46th
Kenya rank
45th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Dominica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Dominica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 14.8% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 10.6% | 4.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Dominica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Dominica and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Kenya?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Dominica and Kenya rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Dominica ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 45th 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.