Burundi vs Tunisia: People practicing open defecation, urban

Burundi
0.3%
in 2024
Tunisia
0.4%
in 2024
Burundi rank
71st
Tunisia rank
69th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Burundi
  • Tunisia
0.511.52200020122024

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

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

Burundi ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 69th of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 0.4% 1.1% Burundi
2010s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Burundi
2020s 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Burundi or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Burundi and Tunisia?
0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tunisia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Tunisia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Burundi ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 69th 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.