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
05101520200020122024

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

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
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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.