Niger vs Pre-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, rural
Niger
78.1%
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
23.8%
in 2024
Niger rank
2nd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
4th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Niger
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Niger currently reports 78.1% against 23.8% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 54.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 3.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 2nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 171 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 35.1% | 54.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 30.4% | 53.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 25.5% | 53.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Niger or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Niger, at 78.1% against 23.8% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Niger and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 54.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Niger ranks 2nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th 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.