Namibia vs Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural

Namibia
34.7%
in 2024
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
15.1%
in 2024
Namibia rank
7th
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank
4th

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

  • Namibia
  • Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 34.7% against 15.1% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 19.6%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.3 times Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 7th and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 4th of 247 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) Difference Ahead
2000s 53.9% 13.0% 41.0% Namibia
2010s 42.9% 13.9% 28.9% Namibia
2020s 36.2% 14.9% 21.3% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Namibia or Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Namibia, at 34.7% against 15.1% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Namibia and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
19.6%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
Namibia ranks 7th and Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 4th 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