Afghanistan vs Yemen: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4

Afghanistan
0.4%
in 2017
Yemen
0.5%
in 2017
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Yemen rank
21st

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Yemen
2010s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Afghanistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 21st of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. 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): Q4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed