Ethiopia vs Sudan: People practicing open defecation, rural
Ethiopia
20.4%
in 2024
Sudan
24.1%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
28th
Sudan rank
25th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Ethiopia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 24.1% against 20.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Sudan ranks 25th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.4% | 59.0% | 10.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 42.0% | 2.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 27.9% | 2.4% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Ethiopia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 24.1% against 20.4% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 3.7%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Sudan ranks 25th 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.