Eswatini vs South Africa: People practicing open defecation
Eswatini
0.4%
in 2024
South Africa
0.3%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
92nd
South Africa rank
95th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Eswatini
- South Africa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 95th of 214 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 8.8% | 8.9% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Eswatini or South Africa?
- Eswatini, at 0.4% against 0.3% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Eswatini and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Eswatini ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 95th 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.