Eswatini vs Tajikistan: People practicing open defecation
Eswatini
0.4%
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.5%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
92nd
Tajikistan rank
90th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Eswatini
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 90th of 214 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 0.9% | 16.9% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 0.6% | 7.1% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Eswatini or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Eswatini and Tajikistan?
- 0.1%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tajikistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Tajikistan rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Eswatini ranks 92nd and Tajikistan ranks 90th 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.