Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation, rural
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.1%
in 2024
Senegal
11.3%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
39th
Senegal rank
41st
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 11.3% against 0.1% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 92.8 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 34.0% | 33.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 22.3% | 22.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 13.6% | 13.5% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 11.3% against 0.1% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Senegal?
- 11.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th and Senegal ranks 41st 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.