Djibouti vs Sudan: People practicing open defecation, urban
Djibouti
2.7%
in 2023
Sudan
3.0%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
27th
Sudan rank
26th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Djibouti
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 26th of 182 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 18.2% | 13.9% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 10.8% | 7.6% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Djibouti or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Djibouti and Sudan?
- 0.3%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Djibouti ranks 27th and Sudan ranks 26th 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.