Eswatini vs OECD members: People practicing open defecation, urban
Eswatini
1.4%
in 2024
OECD members
0.0%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
38th
OECD members rank
37th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Eswatini
- OECD members
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.4% against 0.0% in OECD members, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 70.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 37th of 182 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Eswatini or OECD members?
- Eswatini, at 1.4% against 0.0% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Eswatini and OECD members?
- 1.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and OECD members rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Eswatini ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.