Namibia vs Pre-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation
Namibia
34.7%
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
15.6%
in 2024
Namibia rank
7th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
4th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Namibia
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 34.7% against 15.6% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 7th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 25.9% | 28.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 21.0% | 21.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 16.8% | 19.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Namibia or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Namibia, at 34.7% against 15.6% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Namibia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 19.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Namibia ranks 7th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th 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.