Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Equatorial Guinea
3.6%
in 2017
Zambia
3.2%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
64th
Zambia rank
66th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3.6% against 3.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 66th of 171 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 36.1% | 26.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 20.9% | 16.7% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Equatorial Guinea or Zambia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 3.6% against 3.2% in Zambia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Zambia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 66th 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.