Cote d'Ivoire vs Lesotho: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Cote d'Ivoire
4.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
3.7%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
21st
Lesotho rank
23rd
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 7.8% | 1.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.7% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Cote d'Ivoire or Lesotho?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 4.3% against 3.7% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
- 0.6%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Lesotho rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 23rd 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.