Congo vs Ethiopia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Congo
23.0%
in 2021
Ethiopia
20.4%
in 2024
Congo rank
27th
Ethiopia rank
28th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 23.0% against 20.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 28th of 171 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 69.4% | 51.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 44.3% | 22.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 29.2% | 6.2% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 23.0% against 20.4% in Ethiopia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 2.6%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Congo ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 28th 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.