High income vs Tanzania: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
High income
0.1%
in 2024
Tanzania
10.6%
in 2024
High income rank
40th
Tanzania rank
43rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) over time
- High income
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 10.6% against 0.1% in High income, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 143.5 times High income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 13.4% | 13.2% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 12.0% | 11.9% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 10.9% | 10.8% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, High income or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 10.6% against 0.1% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between High income and Tanzania?
- 10.5%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do High income and Tanzania rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- High income ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 43rd 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.