East Asia & Pacific vs Equatorial Guinea: People practicing open defecation, urban

East Asia & Pacific
0.2%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
2.5%
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific rank
26th
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Equatorial Guinea
02468200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.5% against 0.2% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 11.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1% 6.2% 4.1% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 1.2% 2.9% 1.6% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, East Asia & Pacific or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 2.5% against 0.2% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between East Asia & Pacific and Equatorial Guinea?
2.3%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Equatorial Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th 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.