High income vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation
High income
0.0%
in 2024
Senegal
6.1%
in 2024
High income rank
42nd
Senegal rank
44th
People practicing open defecation over time
- High income
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6.1% against 0.0% in High income, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 444.0 times High income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 13.1% | 13.0% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 7.5% | 7.5% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, High income or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 6.1% against 0.0% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between High income and Senegal?
- 6.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do High income and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- High income ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 44th 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.