Tuvalu vs Uganda: People practicing open defecation, urban
Tuvalu
1.7%
in 2024
Uganda
1.8%
in 2024
Tuvalu rank
36th
Uganda rank
34th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 182 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.0% | 2.8% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Tuvalu or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Tuvalu and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Tuvalu and Uganda rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Tuvalu ranks 36th 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.