Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Côte d'Ivoire
16.7%
in 2024
Nigeria
18.0%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
19th
Nigeria rank
16th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 18.0% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 247 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 23.3% | 10.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.6% | 4.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.5% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 18.0% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 1.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 16th 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.