Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): People practicing open defecation, rural
Chad
77.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23.2%
in 2024
Chad rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Chad
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Chad currently reports 77.6% against 23.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 54.4%.
That makes Chad's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 171 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 39.3% | 44.9% | Chad |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 32.0% | 48.2% | Chad |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 25.2% | 52.4% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Chad, at 77.6% against 23.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 54.4%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Chad ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th 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.