Eritrea vs South Sudan: People practicing open defecation
Eritrea
67.0%
in 2016
South Sudan
62.8%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
1st
South Sudan rank
3rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Eritrea
- South Sudan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 67.0% against 62.8% in South Sudan, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Eritrea or South Sudan?
- Eritrea, at 67.0% against 62.8% in South Sudan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 4.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and South Sudan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2016.
- How do Eritrea and South Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Eritrea ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 3rd 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.