Côte d'Ivoire vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural

Côte d'Ivoire
16.7%
in 2024
Latin America and the Caribbean
0.7%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
19th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
21st

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 16.7% against 0.7% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 23.4 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 247 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 33.8% 7.6% 26.1% Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 24.6% 3.7% 21.0% Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 18.3% 1.3% 17.0% Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Côte d'Ivoire or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 16.7% against 0.7% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Côte d'Ivoire and Latin America and the Caribbean?
16.0%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Latin America and the Caribbean?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 247 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
282 places, 6,704 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed