Rwanda vs Syria: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Rwanda
1.3%
in 2024
Syria
1.4%
in 2016
Rwanda rank
77th
Syria rank
76th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Rwanda
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 77th and Syria ranks 76th of 171 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Rwanda or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Rwanda as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Rwanda and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Syria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Rwanda and Syria rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Rwanda ranks 77th and Syria ranks 76th 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.