Gabon vs High income: People practicing open defecation, urban
Gabon
1.2%
in 2024
High income
0.0%
in 2024
Gabon rank
41st
High income rank
40th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Gabon
- High income
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1.2% against 0.0% in High income, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 491.8 times High income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 41st and High income ranks 40th of 182 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Gabon or High income?
- Gabon, at 1.2% against 0.0% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Gabon and High income?
- 1.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and High income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and High income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Gabon ranks 41st and High income ranks 40th 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.