Côte d'Ivoire vs Mozambique: People practicing open defecation, urban
Côte d'Ivoire
4.3%
in 2024
Mozambique
4.5%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
21st
Mozambique rank
20th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 20th of 182 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 20.2% | 13.6% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 12.1% | 6.7% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1.5% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Côte d'Ivoire or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique?
- 0.2%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 20th 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.