Eswatini vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Eswatini
1.4%
in 2024
Somalia
1.8%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
38th
Somalia rank
35th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Eswatini
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.8% against 1.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 35th of 182 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 9.1% | 7.4% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 5.3% | 3.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Eswatini or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.8% against 1.4% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Eswatini and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Eswatini ranks 38th and Somalia ranks 35th 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.