Latin America & Caribbean vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Latin America & Caribbean
0.1%
in 2024
Somalia
1.8%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
34th
Somalia rank
35th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.8% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 13.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 9.1% | 6.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 5.3% | 4.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Latin America & Caribbean or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.8% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Latin America & Caribbean and Somalia?
- 1.7%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 35th 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.