Eswatini vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): People practicing open defecation, urban
Eswatini
1.4%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
38th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
39th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Eswatini
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.4% against 0.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 369.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 182 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Eswatini or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Eswatini, at 1.4% against 0.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 1.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Eswatini ranks 38th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.