Afghanistan vs Somalia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Afghanistan
11.2%
in 2024
Somalia
14.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
29th
Somalia rank
27th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.4% against 11.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 27th of 213 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 50.4% | 28.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 30.4% | 14.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 17.6% | 5.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.4% against 11.2% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 3.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 27th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.