Early-demographic dividend vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Early-demographic dividend
9.1%
in 2024
Somalia
26.4%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th
Somalia rank
22nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 26.4% against 9.1% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.9 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 72.8% | 20.6% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 49.0% | 18.7% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 31.2% | 17.6% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Early-demographic dividend or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 26.4% 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 Somalia?
- 17.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 22nd 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.