India vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation, rural
India
10.7%
in 2024
Senegal
11.3%
in 2024
India rank
42nd
Senegal rank
41st
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- India
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 11.3% against 10.7% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
India ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 41st of 171 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.3% | 34.0% | 42.3% | India |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 22.3% | 20.4% | India |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 13.6% | 3.8% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, India or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 11.3% against 10.7% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between India and Senegal?
- 0.6%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- India ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 41st 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.