Somalia vs Uganda: People practicing open defecation, urban
Somalia
1.8%
in 2024
Uganda
1.8%
in 2024
Somalia rank
35th
Uganda rank
34th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Somalia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 34th of 182 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 2.0% | 7.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 1.9% | 3.4% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Somalia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Somalia ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 34th 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.