Kenya vs Post-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation
Kenya
5.9%
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend
0.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
45th
Post-demographic dividend rank
43rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Kenya
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.9% against 0.0% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 3,465.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 45th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 0.0% | 14.7% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 0.0% | 10.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 6.8% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Kenya or Post-demographic dividend?
- Kenya, at 5.9% against 0.0% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Kenya and Post-demographic dividend?
- 5.9%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Post-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd 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.