Middle income vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Middle income
7.4%
in 2024
Somalia
26.4%
in 2024
Middle income rank
24th
Somalia rank
22nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Middle income
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 26.4% against 7.4% in Middle income, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 3.6 times Middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 72.8% | 39.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 49.0% | 27.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 31.2% | 20.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Middle income or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 26.4% against 7.4% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Middle income and Somalia?
- 19.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Middle income ranks 24th and Somalia ranks 22nd 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.