Africa Eastern and Southern vs Solomon Islands: People practicing open defecation, urban

Africa Eastern and Southern
2.7%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
7.7%
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
13th
Solomon Islands rank
14th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Solomon Islands
2468200020122024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 7.7% against 2.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 2.9 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Solomon Islands ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 7.6% 6.9% 0.7% Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 5.4% 7.4% 2.0% Solomon Islands
2020s 3.4% 7.7% 4.3% Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Africa Eastern and Southern or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 7.7% against 2.7% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Africa Eastern and Southern and Solomon Islands?
5.0%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Solomon Islands?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Solomon Islands rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th and Solomon Islands ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). 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)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.