Ghana vs India: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3

Ghana
4.3%
in 2017
India
3.3%
in 2017
Ghana rank
10th
India rank
13th

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 over time

  • Ghana
  • India
0246810200020082017

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.3% against 3.3% in India, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Ghana'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.

Ghana ranks 10th and India ranks 13th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
2000s 5.1% 8.4% 3.2% India
2010s 4.5% 4.8% 0.3% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3, Ghana or India?
Ghana, at 4.3% against 3.3% in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 between Ghana and India?
1.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
Ghana ranks 10th and India ranks 13th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3. 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): Q3
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed