Antigua and Barbuda vs Rwanda: People practicing open defecation, urban

Antigua and Barbuda
0.6%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.5%
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
60th
Rwanda rank
61st

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Rwanda
0.50.7511.21.51.8200020122024

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 60th and Rwanda ranks 61st of 182 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 1.4% 1.4% 0.1% Rwanda
2010s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Rwanda
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Antigua and Barbuda or Rwanda?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Antigua and Barbuda and Rwanda?
0.1%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Rwanda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Rwanda rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 60th and Rwanda ranks 61st 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

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.