Lower middle income vs Togo: People practicing open defecation
Lower middle income
7.3%
in 2024
Togo
32.2%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
14th
Togo rank
11th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Lower middle income
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 32.2% against 7.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.9%.
That makes Togo's figure about 4.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Togo has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 14th and Togo ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 58.8% | 17.6% | Togo |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 44.9% | 21.9% | Togo |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 34.8% | 24.4% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Lower middle income or Togo?
- Togo, at 32.2% against 7.3% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Lower middle income and Togo?
- 24.9%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Togo?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Togo rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th and Togo ranks 11th 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.