Chad vs Eritrea: People practicing open defecation, rural

Chad
77.6%
in 2024
Eritrea
88.7%
in 2016
Chad rank
3rd
Eritrea rank
1st

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Chad
  • Eritrea
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 88.7% against 77.6% in Chad, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 1st of 171 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 84.2% 94.5% 10.3% Eritrea
2010s 80.8% 89.0% 8.2% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Chad or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 88.7% against 77.6% in Chad as of 2016.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Chad and Eritrea?
11.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Eritrea?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Chad and Eritrea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Chad ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 1st 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
Last refreshed

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.