Mauritania vs Mozambique: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Mauritania
16.2%
in 2024
Mozambique
16.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
21st
Mozambique rank
22nd
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.2% against 16.0% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 213 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.6% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 32.5% | 0.7% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.4% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
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 Mozambique?
- Mauritania, at 16.2% against 16.0% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Mauritania ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 22nd 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.