Benin vs Pre-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, urban
Benin
29.4%
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
4.7%
in 2024
Benin rank
3rd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
5th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Benin
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Benin currently reports 29.4% against 4.7% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 24.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 6.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 182 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 8.8% | 26.7% | Benin |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 6.7% | 25.7% | Benin |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 5.1% | 24.9% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Benin or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Benin, at 29.4% against 4.7% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Benin and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 24.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Benin ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th 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.