Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4

Madagascar
44.7%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
49.1%
in 2017
Madagascar rank
11th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
9th

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
020406080200020082017

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 49.1% against 44.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 97 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 44.3% 70.2% 25.9% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 44.6% 53.9% 9.3% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 49.1% against 44.7% in Madagascar as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
4.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
Madagascar ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4. 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): Q4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed