Low income vs Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, urban
Low income
3.6%
in 2024
Madagascar
13.4%
in 2024
Low income rank
9th
Madagascar rank
9th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Low income
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 13.4% against 3.6% in Low income, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.7 times Low income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 19.4% | 10.9% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 16.3% | 10.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 14.0% | 10.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Low income or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 13.4% against 3.6% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Low income and Madagascar?
- 9.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Madagascar rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Low income ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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.