Congo vs Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation, urban
Congo
1.5%
in 2021
Tuvalu
1.7%
in 2024
Congo rank
37th
Tuvalu rank
36th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Congo
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 37th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 182 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 4.8% | 2.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 3.2% | 1.5% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 2.2% | 0.7% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Congo or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Congo and Tuvalu?
- 0.2%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tuvalu?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Tuvalu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Congo ranks 37th and Tuvalu ranks 36th 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.