Botswana vs Yemen: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Botswana
5.4%
in 2024
Yemen
4.9%
in 2024
Botswana rank
40th
Yemen rank
43rd
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Botswana
- Yemen
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 5.4% against 4.9% in Yemen, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Botswana ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 28.7% | 10.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 15.9% | 5.4% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 7.1% | 0.7% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Botswana, at 5.4% against 4.9% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Botswana and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Yemen rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Botswana ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 43rd 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.