Afghanistan vs Kenya: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2

Afghanistan
16.2%
in 2017
Kenya
13.3%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
47th
Kenya rank
49th

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kenya
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 16.2% against 13.3% in Kenya, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 49th of 97 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 28.4% 20.8% 7.6% Afghanistan
2010s 21.0% 15.8% 5.2% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2, Afghanistan or Kenya?
Afghanistan, at 16.2% against 13.3% in Kenya as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 between Afghanistan and Kenya?
2.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
Afghanistan ranks 47th and Kenya ranks 49th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed