Kenya vs Uganda: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2

Kenya
0.6%
in 2017
Uganda
0.4%
in 2017
Kenya rank
43rd
Uganda rank
45th

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

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Uganda, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times Uganda's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 45th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 1.3% 1.1% 0.2% Kenya
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2, Kenya or Uganda?
Kenya, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Uganda as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 between Kenya and Uganda?
0.2%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
Kenya ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 45th 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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About this data

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