Namibia vs Pacific island small states: People practicing open defecation, urban
Namibia
19.8%
in 2024
Pacific island small states
3.6%
in 2024
Namibia rank
5th
Pacific island small states rank
8th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Namibia
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 19.8% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 5.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 8th of 182 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 2.7% | 13.9% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 3.1% | 15.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 3.5% | 15.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Namibia or Pacific island small states?
- Namibia, at 19.8% against 3.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Namibia and Pacific island small states?
- 16.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pacific island small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Pacific island small states rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Namibia ranks 5th and Pacific island small states ranks 8th 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.