Angola vs Low income: People practicing open defecation, rural

Angola
65.5%
in 2022
Low income
24.0%
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Low income rank
3rd

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Angola
  • Low income
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 65.5% against 24.0% in Low income, a difference of 41.5%.

That makes Angola's figure about 2.7 times Low income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 5th and Low income ranks 3rd of 171 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 52.5% 43.4% 9.1% Angola
2010s 62.0% 33.7% 28.3% Angola
2020s 65.5% 26.7% 38.8% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Angola or Low income?
Angola, at 65.5% against 24.0% in Low income as of 2022.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Angola and Low income?
41.5%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Low income?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Angola and Low income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Angola ranks 5th and Low income ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
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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.