Low income vs Niger: People practicing open defecation, rural
Low income
24.0%
in 2024
Niger
78.1%
in 2024
Low income rank
3rd
Niger rank
2nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Low income
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 78.1% against 24.0% in Low income, a difference of 54.1%.
That makes Niger's figure about 3.3 times Low income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 89.7% | 46.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 83.7% | 50.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 79.3% | 53.5% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Low income or Niger?
- Niger, at 78.1% against 24.0% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Low income and Niger?
- 54.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Niger rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Low income ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 2nd 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.