Eritrea vs Kiribati: People practicing open defecation, urban
Eritrea
32.9%
in 2016
Kiribati
20.0%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
1st
Kiribati rank
4th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Eritrea
- Kiribati
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 32.9% against 20.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times Kiribati's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 4th of 182 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 28.4% | 9.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 24.3% | 8.9% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Eritrea or Kiribati?
- Eritrea, at 32.9% against 20.0% in Kiribati as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Eritrea and Kiribati?
- 12.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kiribati?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Eritrea and Kiribati rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Eritrea ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 4th 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.