Botswana vs Kenya: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Botswana
5.4%
in 2024
Kenya
5.9%
in 2024
Botswana rank
40th
Kenya rank
38th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.9% against 5.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 3.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.8% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Botswana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 5.9% against 5.4% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Botswana and Kenya?
- 0.5%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Botswana ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th 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.