Kiribati vs Namibia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Kiribati
49.7%
in 2024
Namibia
53.5%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
12th
Namibia rank
10th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Kiribati
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 53.5% against 49.7% in Kiribati, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th of 171 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 75.0% | 15.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 64.0% | 10.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 55.7% | 5.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Kiribati or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 53.5% against 49.7% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Kiribati and Namibia?
- 3.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Namibia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Kiribati ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th 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.