Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Cape Verde or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Cape Verde as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tunisia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Cape Verde vs Tunisia: People practicing open defecation, urban

Cape Verde

0.3%

in 2024

Tunisia

0.4%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

70th

Tunisia rank

69th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

Cape Verde
Tunisia

How they compare

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

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 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 Tunisia ranks 69th 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	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.1%	0.4%	26.7%	Cape Verde
2010s	13.3%	0.4%	13.0%	Cape Verde
2020s	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%	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 Tunisia?: Tunisia, 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 Tunisia?: 0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Tunisia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Tunisia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?: Cape Verde ranks 70th 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: 03 September 2026

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.