Cape Verde vs India: People practicing open defecation, rural
Cape Verde
10.1%
in 2024
India
10.7%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
44th
India rank
42nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Cape Verde
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 10.7% against 10.1% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 44th and India ranks 42nd of 171 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 76.3% | 16.4% | India |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 42.7% | 8.4% | India |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 17.4% | 2.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Cape Verde or India?
- India, at 10.7% against 10.1% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Cape Verde and India?
- 0.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and India rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Cape Verde ranks 44th and India ranks 42nd 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.