Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: People practicing open defecation, urban
Eritrea
32.9%
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.7%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Eritrea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 32.9% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 28.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 182 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8% | 8.9% | 28.8% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 7.2% | 25.9% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Eritrea, at 32.9% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
- How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Eritrea ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.