Namibia vs Togo: People practicing open defecation, rural
Namibia
53.5%
in 2024
Togo
50.9%
in 2024
Namibia rank
10th
Togo rank
11th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Namibia
- Togo
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 53.5% against 50.9% in Togo, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Togo ahead.
Namibia ranks 10th and Togo ranks 11th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 79.1% | 4.1% | Togo |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 64.7% | 0.7% | Togo |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 53.8% | 1.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Namibia or Togo?
- Namibia, at 53.5% against 50.9% in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Namibia and Togo?
- 2.6%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Togo?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Togo rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Namibia ranks 10th and Togo ranks 11th 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.