Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean: People practicing open defecation, urban
Congo
1.5%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1%
in 2024
Congo rank
37th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Congo
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1.5% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Congo's figure about 12.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Congo ranks 37th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Congo or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Congo, at 1.5% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 1.4%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Congo ranks 37th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th 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.