Mongolia vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation, rural
Mongolia
13.7%
in 2024
Senegal
11.3%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
38th
Senegal rank
41st
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Mongolia
- Senegal
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 13.7% against 11.3% in Senegal, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 41st of 171 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 34.0% | 4.5% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.3% | 3.4% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.6% | 2.6% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mongolia or Senegal?
- Mongolia, at 13.7% against 11.3% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Mongolia and Senegal?
- 2.4%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mongolia ranks 38th 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.