Somalia vs Suriname: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1

Somalia
0.5%
in 2017
Suriname
0.7%
in 2017
Somalia rank
66th
Suriname rank
65th

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 over time

  • Somalia
  • Suriname
0102030200020082017

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 65th of 97 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 29.0% 0.8% 28.3% Somalia
2010s 9.2% 0.7% 8.4% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1, Somalia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Somalia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 between Somalia and Suriname?
0.2%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Suriname?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Somalia and Suriname rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
Somalia ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 65th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed