Benin vs Eritrea: People practicing open defecation, urban
Benin
29.4%
in 2024
Eritrea
32.9%
in 2016
Benin rank
3rd
Eritrea rank
1st
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Benin
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 32.9% against 29.4% in Benin, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Benin ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 1st of 182 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 37.8% | 2.3% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 33.2% | 0.3% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Benin or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 32.9% against 29.4% in Benin as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Benin and Eritrea?
- 3.5%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eritrea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Benin and Eritrea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Benin ranks 3rd and Eritrea ranks 1st 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.