Early-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation
Early-demographic dividend
5.1%
in 2024
Nigeria
18.0%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
18th
Nigeria rank
16th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 18.0% against 5.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 23.3% | 12.4% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 20.6% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 18.5% | 10.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Early-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 18.0% against 5.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 12.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- 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.