Somalia vs World: People practicing open defecation, rural
Somalia
26.4%
in 2024
World
9.2%
in 2024
Somalia rank
22nd
World rank
19th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Somalia
- World
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 26.4% against 9.2% in World, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.9 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 22nd and World ranks 19th of 171 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.8% | 31.9% | 40.9% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 21.0% | 27.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 11.8% | 19.4% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Somalia or World?
- Somalia, at 26.4% against 9.2% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Somalia and World?
- 17.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and World rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Somalia ranks 22nd 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.