Cameroon vs Yemen: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Cameroon
4.4%
in 2024
Yemen
4.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
45th
Yemen rank
43rd
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Cameroon
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.9% against 4.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 45th 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 | Cameroon | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 28.7% | 21.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 15.9% | 10.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 7.1% | 2.4% | 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, Cameroon or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.9% against 4.4% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Cameroon and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Cameroon ranks 45th 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.