Lesotho vs Sudan: People practicing open defecation, urban
Lesotho
3.7%
in 2024
Sudan
3.0%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
23rd
Sudan rank
26th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Lesotho
- Sudan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.7% against 3.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sudan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th of 182 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 18.2% | 10.3% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 10.8% | 5.1% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Lesotho or Sudan?
- Lesotho, at 3.7% against 3.0% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Lesotho and Sudan?
- 0.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Lesotho ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 26th 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.