Nigeria vs Solomon Islands: People practicing open defecation, urban
Nigeria
7.1%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
7.7%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
15th
Solomon Islands rank
14th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Nigeria
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 7.7% against 7.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Solomon Islands ranks 14th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.4% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.7% | 0.3% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Nigeria or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 7.7% against 7.1% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 0.6%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Solomon Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Solomon Islands rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Solomon Islands ranks 14th 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.