Which has higher people practicing open defecation, IDA & IBRD total or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 18.0% against 5.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation

IDA & IBRD total

5.1%

in 2024

Nigeria

18.0%

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total rank

19th

Nigeria rank

16th

People practicing open defecation over time

IDA & IBRD total
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 18.0% against 5.1% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.5 times IDA & IBRD total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.8%	23.3%	1.5%	Nigeria
2010s	13.0%	20.6%	7.7%	Nigeria
2020s	6.7%	18.5%	11.7%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, IDA & IBRD total or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 18.0% against 5.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria?: 12.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th 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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Indicator: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.