Low income vs Togo: People practicing open defecation, urban

Low income
3.6%
in 2024
Togo
9.4%
in 2024
Low income rank
9th
Togo rank
10th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Low income
  • Togo
510152025200020122024

How they compare

Togo currently reports 9.4% against 3.6% in Low income, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Togo's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Togo has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 9th and Togo ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Togo Difference Ahead
2000s 8.5% 20.9% 12.4% Togo
2010s 5.9% 15.0% 9.0% Togo
2020s 3.9% 10.6% 6.7% Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Low income or Togo?
Togo, at 9.4% against 3.6% in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Low income and Togo?
5.8%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Togo?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Low income and Togo rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Low income ranks 9th and Togo ranks 10th 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.