Angola vs Niger: People practicing open defecation, urban
Angola
7.1%
in 2022
Niger
7.9%
in 2024
Angola rank
16th
Niger rank
13th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Angola
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 7.9% against 7.1% in Angola, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 16th and Niger ranks 13th of 182 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 19.8% | 7.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 13.7% | 5.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 9.8% | 2.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Angola or Niger?
- Niger, at 7.9% against 7.1% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Angola and Niger?
- 0.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Niger?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Niger rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Angola ranks 16th and Niger ranks 13th of 182 countries.
- 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
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.