Mauritania vs Melanesia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Mauritania
16.2%
in 2024
Melanesia
15.8%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
23rd
Melanesia rank
26th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Mauritania
- Melanesia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.2% against 15.8% in Melanesia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 23rd and Melanesia ranks 26th of 249 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 14.0% | 36.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 14.8% | 17.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 15.6% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Mauritania or Melanesia?
- Mauritania, at 16.2% against 15.8% in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Mauritania and Melanesia?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Melanesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd and Melanesia ranks 26th of 249 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.