Djibouti vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation, urban
Djibouti
2.7%
in 2023
Nepal
2.4%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
27th
Nepal rank
30th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Djibouti
- Nepal
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 30th of 182 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 15.9% | 11.7% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 9.0% | 5.8% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Djibouti or Nepal?
- Djibouti, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Djibouti and Nepal?
- 0.3%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Nepal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Nepal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Djibouti ranks 27th and Nepal ranks 30th 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.