Benin vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4

Benin
8.9%
in 2017
Nigeria
3.7%
in 2017
Benin rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
5th

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

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
02468200020082017

How they compare

Benin currently reports 8.9% against 3.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Benin's figure about 2.4 times Nigeria's.

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

Benin ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 7.5% 6.4% 1.2% Benin
2010s 8.6% 4.4% 4.2% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4, Benin or Nigeria?
Benin, at 8.9% against 3.7% in Nigeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 between Benin and Nigeria?
5.2%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
Benin ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-urban-percent-of-urban-population-q4/benin/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-urban-percent-of-urban-population-q4/benin/nigeria/">Benin vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4</a> — Statizoid

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