Chad vs Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, urban
Chad
15.4%
in 2024
Madagascar
13.4%
in 2024
Chad rank
7th
Madagascar rank
9th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Chad
- Madagascar
How they compare
Chad currently reports 15.4% against 13.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Chad ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 19.4% | 1.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 1.3% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Chad or Madagascar?
- Chad, at 15.4% against 13.4% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Chad and Madagascar?
- 2.0%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Madagascar rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Chad ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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.