Congo vs Eswatini: People practicing open defecation, urban

Congo
1.5%
in 2021
Eswatini
1.4%
in 2024
Congo rank
37th
Eswatini rank
38th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Congo
  • Eswatini
0123200020122024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 37th and Eswatini ranks 38th of 182 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Eswatini Difference Ahead
2000s 2.5% 1.7% 0.9% Congo
2010s 1.8% 1.5% 0.2% Congo
2020s 1.5% 1.5% 0.1% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Congo or Eswatini?
Congo, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Eswatini as of 2021.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Congo and Eswatini?
0.1%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Eswatini?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Congo and Eswatini rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Congo ranks 37th and Eswatini ranks 38th 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.