Mauritania vs Somalia: People practicing open defecation, urban
Mauritania
1.9%
in 2024
Somalia
1.8%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
32nd
Somalia rank
35th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 35th of 182 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 9.1% | 8.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 5.3% | 4.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Mauritania, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Mauritania ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 35th 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.