Mauritania vs Sudan: People practicing open defecation
Mauritania
16.2%
in 2024
Sudan
16.4%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
22nd
Sudan rank
20th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Mauritania
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 16.4% against 16.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 45.6% | 4.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.5% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.6% | 0.3% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Mauritania or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 16.4% against 16.2% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Mauritania and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th 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.