Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): People practicing open defecation
Namibia
34.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
15.5%
in 2024
Namibia rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
6th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Namibia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 34.7% against 15.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 29.0% | 25.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 22.3% | 20.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 16.9% | 19.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Namibia, at 34.7% against 15.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Namibia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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.