Somalia vs Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4

Somalia
28.2%
in 2017
Zimbabwe
26.7%
in 2017
Somalia rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
21st

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

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
20406080100200020082017

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 28.2% against 26.7% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 89.0% 22.7% 66.3% Somalia
2010s 47.1% 25.5% 21.5% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Somalia, at 28.2% against 26.7% in Zimbabwe as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4 between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
1.5%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q4?
Somalia ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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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About this data

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