Madagascar vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, rural
Madagascar
36.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
31.2%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
16th
Nigeria rank
19th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 36.5% against 31.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 171 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 30.5% | 19.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 30.9% | 12.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 31.2% | 6.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 36.5% against 31.2% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 5.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Madagascar ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.