Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: People practicing open defecation, urban
Namibia
19.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.7%
in 2024
Namibia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Namibia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 19.8% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 182 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 8.9% | 7.7% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 6.9% | 11.4% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 5.2% | 14.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Namibia, at 19.8% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 15.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Namibia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.