Early-demographic dividend vs Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, rural
Early-demographic dividend
9.1%
in 2024
Mauritania
36.3%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th
Mauritania rank
17th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 36.3% against 9.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 27.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 4.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 73.9% | 21.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 54.6% | 24.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 40.2% | 26.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Early-demographic dividend or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 36.3% against 9.1% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Early-demographic dividend and Mauritania?
- 27.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Mauritania rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Mauritania ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- 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.