Ghana vs Middle income: People practicing open defecation, rural
Ghana
30.8%
in 2024
Middle income
7.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
21st
Middle income rank
24th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Ghana
- Middle income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 30.8% against 7.4% in Middle income, a difference of 23.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 4.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle income ahead.
Ghana ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 24th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 33.4% | 3.0% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 21.1% | 9.5% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 10.5% | 20.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Ghana or Middle income?
- Ghana, at 30.8% against 7.4% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Ghana and Middle income?
- 23.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Ghana ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 24th 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.