Low income vs South Sudan: People practicing open defecation, urban
Low income
3.6%
in 2024
South Sudan
16.9%
in 2024
Low income rank
9th
South Sudan rank
6th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Low income
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 16.9% against 3.6% in Low income, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 4.7 times Low income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 31.2% | 25.4% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 18.2% | 14.3% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Low income or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 16.9% against 3.6% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Low income and South Sudan?
- 13.3%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Sudan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Low income and South Sudan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Low income ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 6th 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.