Lower middle income vs Niger: People practicing open defecation, urban

Lower middle income
1.6%
in 2024
Niger
7.9%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
14th
Niger rank
13th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Niger
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 7.9% against 1.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Niger's figure about 5.0 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 14th and Niger ranks 13th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 12.8% 19.8% 6.9% Niger
2010s 6.8% 13.7% 6.9% Niger
2020s 2.5% 9.2% 6.7% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Lower middle income or Niger?
Niger, at 7.9% against 1.6% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Lower middle income and Niger?
6.3%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Niger?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Niger rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Lower middle income ranks 14th and Niger ranks 13th 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.