Comoros vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation, urban
Comoros
1.1%
in 2024
Senegal
1.0%
in 2024
Comoros rank
45th
Senegal rank
48th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Comoros
- Senegal
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Comoros ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 48th of 182 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 3.0% | 2.3% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Comoros or Senegal?
- Comoros, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Comoros and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Comoros ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 48th 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.