Malawi vs Senegal: People practicing open defecation, urban
Malawi
0.8%
in 2024
Senegal
1.0%
in 2024
Malawi rank
50th
Senegal rank
48th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Malawi
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 48th of 182 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Malawi or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Malawi and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Senegal rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Malawi ranks 50th and Senegal ranks 48th 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.