Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Cape Verde or Senegal?

Senegal, at 11.3% against 10.1% in Cape Verde as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Senegal?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Cape Verde vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation, rural

Cape Verde

10.1%

in 2024

Senegal

11.3%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

44th

Senegal rank

41st

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

Cape Verde
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 11.3% against 10.1% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 41st of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	59.9%	34.0%	25.9%	Cape Verde
2010s	34.4%	22.3%	12.0%	Cape Verde
2020s	15.2%	13.6%	1.6%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Cape Verde or Senegal?: Senegal, at 11.3% against 10.1% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Cape Verde and Senegal?: 1.2%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Senegal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?: Cape Verde ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 41st 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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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
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.