Botswana vs Congo: People practicing open defecation, urban
Botswana
1.4%
in 2024
Congo
1.5%
in 2021
Botswana rank
39th
Congo rank
37th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Botswana
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 39th and Congo ranks 37th of 182 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Botswana or Congo?
- Congo, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Botswana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Botswana and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Botswana ranks 39th and Congo ranks 37th 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.