Equatorial Guinea vs Philippines: People practicing open defecation, rural
Equatorial Guinea
3.6%
in 2017
Philippines
3.2%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
64th
Philippines rank
65th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Philippines
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3.6% against 3.2% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th of 171 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 13.5% | 3.6% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 8.8% | 4.6% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Equatorial Guinea or Philippines?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 3.6% against 3.2% in Philippines as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Equatorial Guinea and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Philippines?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Philippines rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th 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.