Liberia vs Namibia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Liberia
13.9%
in 2024
Namibia
19.8%
in 2024
Liberia rank
8th
Namibia rank
5th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Liberia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 19.8% against 13.9% in Liberia, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 8th and Namibia ranks 5th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 16.6% | 9.4% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.2% | 1.6% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 19.4% | 4.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Liberia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 19.8% against 13.9% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Liberia and Namibia?
- 5.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Namibia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Liberia ranks 8th and Namibia ranks 5th 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.