Cape Verde vs South Africa: People practicing open defecation, urban
Cape Verde
0.3%
in 2024
South Africa
0.4%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
70th
South Africa rank
68th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Cape Verde
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 68th of 182 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 2.2% | 24.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 1.3% | 12.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 2.5% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Cape Verde or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Cape Verde and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and South Africa rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Cape Verde ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 68th 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.