India vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4

India
0.7%
in 2017
Nepal
0.8%
in 2017
India rank
19th
Nepal rank
17th

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

  • India
  • Nepal
00.511.522.5200020082017

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times India's.

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

India ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 17th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 0.4% 1.7% India
2010s 1.1% 0.7% 0.4% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4, India or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.8% against 0.7% in India as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4 between India and Nepal?
0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do India and Nepal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q4?
India ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 17th 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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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