Arab World vs Congo: People practicing open defecation, rural
Arab World
6.9%
in 2024
Congo
23.0%
in 2021
Arab World rank
25th
Congo rank
27th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Arab World
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 23.0% against 6.9% in Arab World, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 3.3 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 25th and Congo ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 17.5% | 6.4% | Arab World |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 21.8% | 7.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 23.0% | 13.6% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Arab World or Congo?
- Congo, at 23.0% against 6.9% in Arab World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Arab World and Congo?
- 16.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Congo?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Arab World and Congo rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Arab World ranks 25th and Congo ranks 27th of 47 groups.
- 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.