Equatorial Guinea vs IBRD only: People practicing open defecation, urban
Equatorial Guinea
2.5%
in 2017
IBRD only
0.1%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
IBRD only rank
31st
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- IBRD only
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.5% against 0.1% in IBRD only, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 18.7 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and IBRD only ranks 31st of 182 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Equatorial Guinea or IBRD only?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 2.5% against 0.1% in IBRD only as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Equatorial Guinea and IBRD only?
- 2.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and IBRD only?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and IBRD only rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and IBRD only ranks 31st 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.