Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: People practicing open defecation, urban
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2024
Central African Republic
6.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Central African Republic rank
17th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 6.8% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Central African Republic ranks 17th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Central African Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 6.8% | 1.5% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 6.8% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 2.0%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Central African Republic ranks 17th 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.