Congo vs Uganda: People practicing open defecation, urban
Congo
1.5%
in 2021
Uganda
1.8%
in 2024
Congo rank
37th
Uganda rank
34th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Congo
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 34th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Congo or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Congo and Uganda?
- 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Uganda?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Uganda rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Congo ranks 37th and Uganda 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.
Individual pages
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.