Nigeria vs World: People practicing open defecation, rural
Nigeria
31.2%
in 2024
World
9.2%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
19th
World rank
19th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 31.2% against 9.2% in World, a difference of 22.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World ahead.
Nigeria ranks 19th and World ranks 19th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 31.9% | 1.4% | World |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 21.0% | 9.8% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 11.8% | 19.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Nigeria or World?
- Nigeria, at 31.2% against 9.2% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Nigeria and World?
- 22.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Nigeria ranks 19th and World 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.