Gabon vs Malawi: People practicing open defecation, rural
Gabon
2.6%
in 2024
Malawi
2.2%
in 2024
Gabon rank
68th
Malawi rank
71st
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.6% against 2.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Gabon ranks 68th and Malawi ranks 71st of 171 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 14.0% | 9.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 7.9% | 4.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Gabon or Malawi?
- Gabon, at 2.6% against 2.2% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Gabon ranks 68th and Malawi ranks 71st 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.