Tunisia vs Yemen: People practicing open defecation, urban
Tunisia
0.4%
in 2024
Yemen
0.4%
in 2024
Tunisia rank
69th
Yemen rank
67th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Tunisia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Tunisia ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 67th of 182 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 3.7% | 3.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Tunisia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Tunisia and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Tunisia and Yemen rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Tunisia ranks 69th and Yemen ranks 67th 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.