Ethiopia vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation, urban
Ethiopia
2.7%
in 2024
Nepal
2.4%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
28th
Nepal rank
30th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 30th of 182 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 1.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Ethiopia or Nepal?
- Ethiopia, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 0.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Nepal ranks 30th 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.