Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Rwanda, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Rwanda vs Tanzania, United Republic of: People practicing open defecation, urban

Rwanda

0.5%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.5%

in 2024

Rwanda rank

61st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

62nd

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

Rwanda
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Rwanda ranks 61st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd of 182 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	1.0%	1.4%	0.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Rwanda or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Rwanda, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?: Rwanda ranks 61st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 62nd 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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Indicator: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.