Mauritania vs Mozambique: People practicing open defecation
Mauritania
16.2%
in 2024
Mozambique
16.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
23rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.2% against 16.0% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.6% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 32.5% | 0.7% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.4% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mauritania, at 16.2% against 16.0% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd 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.