Angola vs South Sudan: People practicing open defecation, rural
Angola
65.5%
in 2022
South Sudan
75.4%
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
South Sudan rank
4th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Angola
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 75.4% against 65.5% in Angola, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th of 171 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.4% | 76.9% | 14.5% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 75.6% | 10.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Angola or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 75.4% against 65.5% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Angola and South Sudan?
- 9.9%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Angola and South Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Angola ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 4th 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.