Ghana vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Ghana
30.8%
in 2024
Somalia
26.4%
in 2024
Ghana rank
21st
Somalia rank
22nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Ghana
- Somalia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 30.8% against 26.4% in Somalia, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Ghana ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 22nd of 171 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 72.8% | 42.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 49.0% | 18.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 31.2% | 0.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Ghana or Somalia?
- Ghana, at 30.8% against 26.4% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Ghana and Somalia?
- 4.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Ghana ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 22nd 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.