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
2030405060200020122024

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.

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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
268 places, 6,379 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed