Eritrea vs Low income: People practicing open defecation, rural

Eritrea
88.7%
in 2016
Low income
24.0%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
1st
Low income rank
3rd

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Eritrea
  • Low income
20406080100200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 88.7% against 24.0% in Low income, a difference of 64.7%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 3.7 times Low income's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 1st and Low income ranks 3rd of 171 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 94.5% 43.4% 51.1% Eritrea
2010s 89.0% 35.2% 53.8% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Eritrea or Low income?
Eritrea, at 88.7% against 24.0% in Low income as of 2016.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Eritrea and Low income?
64.7%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Low income?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Low income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Eritrea ranks 1st and Low income ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.