Burkina Faso vs Low & middle income: People practicing open defecation, urban
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.9%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Low & middle income rank
17th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Burkina Faso
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.8% against 0.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 5.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 182 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 5.7% | 3.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 3.2% | 3.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 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 Low & middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.8% against 0.9% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 3.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low & middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Low & middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Low & middle income 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.