Colombia vs Tunisia: People practicing open defecation, urban

Colombia
0.5%
in 2024
Tunisia
0.4%
in 2024
Colombia rank
66th
Tunisia rank
69th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Colombia
  • Tunisia
0.511.52200020122024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 66th and Tunisia ranks 69th of 182 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.6% 0.4% 1.2% Colombia
2010s 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% Colombia
2020s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Colombia or Tunisia?
Colombia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Colombia and Tunisia?
0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Tunisia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Tunisia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Colombia ranks 66th 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.