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

Afghanistan
16.2%
in 2017
Tanzania
16.4%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
47th
Tanzania rank
46th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Tanzania
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 16.4% against 16.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 46th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 28.4% 25.0% 3.4% Afghanistan
2010s 21.0% 19.2% 1.8% 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 Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 16.4% against 16.2% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2 between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q2?
Afghanistan ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 46th 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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About this data

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