Cameroon vs Mali: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Cameroon
4.4%
in 2024
Mali
3.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
45th
Mali rank
47th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.4% against 3.9% in Mali, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Cameroon ranks 45th and Mali ranks 47th of 213 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 16.0% | 8.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 9.2% | 3.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.9% | 0.2% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Cameroon or Mali?
- Cameroon, at 4.4% against 3.9% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Cameroon and Mali?
- 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Cameroon ranks 45th and Mali ranks 47th 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.