India vs Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2

India
10.8%
in 2017
Mauritania
14.0%
in 2017
India rank
12th
Mauritania rank
10th

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 over time

  • India
  • Mauritania
0510152025200020082017

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 14.0% against 10.8% in India, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times India's.

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

India ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 21.9% 12.5% 9.3% India
2010s 14.2% 13.5% 0.6% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2, India or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 14.0% against 10.8% in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 between India and Mauritania?
3.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mauritania?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do India and Mauritania rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
India ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed