IDA total vs Liberia: People practicing open defecation, urban
IDA total
3.4%
in 2024
Liberia
13.9%
in 2024
IDA total rank
10th
Liberia rank
8th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- IDA total
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 13.9% against 3.4% in IDA total, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 4.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 26.0% | 18.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 19.8% | 14.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 15.1% | 11.4% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, IDA total or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 13.9% against 3.4% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between IDA total and Liberia?
- 10.5%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Liberia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Liberia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- IDA total ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- 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.