Ghana vs Low income: People practicing open defecation, urban
Ghana
9.1%
in 2024
Low income
3.6%
in 2024
Ghana rank
11th
Low income rank
9th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Ghana
- Low income
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 9.1% against 3.6% in Low income, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low income ahead.
Ghana ranks 11th and Low income ranks 9th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Low income |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.9% | 2.6% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 3.9% | 5.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Ghana or Low income?
- Ghana, at 9.1% against 3.6% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Ghana and Low income?
- 5.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Low income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Low income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Ghana ranks 11th and Low income ranks 9th 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.