Angola vs Benin: People practicing open defecation, rural
Angola
65.5%
in 2022
Benin
65.1%
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Benin rank
6th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Angola
- Benin
How they compare
Angola currently reports 65.5% against 65.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 5th and Benin ranks 6th of 171 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 83.4% | 30.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 74.0% | 12.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 68.0% | 2.4% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Angola or Benin?
- Angola, at 65.5% against 65.1% in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Angola and Benin?
- 0.4%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Benin?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Benin rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Angola ranks 5th and Benin ranks 6th of 171 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, rural (% of rural 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.