East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Sudan: People practicing open defecation, urban

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.2%
in 2024
Sudan
3.0%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
25th
Sudan rank
26th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Sudan
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 3.0% against 0.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 13.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 18.2% 16.1% Sudan
2010s 1.1% 10.8% 9.7% Sudan
2020s 0.4% 4.7% 4.2% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Sudan?
Sudan, at 3.0% against 0.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sudan?
2.8%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sudan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Sudan ranks 26th of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.