Djibouti vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): People practicing open defecation, urban
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Djibouti
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.7% against 0.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 16.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 182 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.3% | 2.9% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 2.4% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Djibouti or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Djibouti, at 2.7% against 0.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 2.5%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Djibouti ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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.