Burkina Faso vs Early-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, urban

Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend
0.5%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Early-demographic dividend rank
21st

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.8% against 0.5% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 10.3 times Early-demographic dividend's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Early-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 8.9% 9.3% 0.4% Early-demographic dividend
2010s 6.8% 4.7% 2.2% Burkina Faso
2020s 5.3% 1.2% 4.1% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Burkina Faso or Early-demographic dividend?
Burkina Faso, at 4.8% against 0.5% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend?
4.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st 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.