Equatorial Guinea vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation, urban
Equatorial Guinea
2.5%
in 2017
Nepal
2.4%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
Nepal rank
30th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nepal
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 30th of 182 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 15.9% | 9.7% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 9.7% | 6.8% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Equatorial Guinea or Nepal?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Nepal as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Equatorial Guinea and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nepal?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nepal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th 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.