Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural

Somalia
14.4%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
12.6%
in 2024
Somalia rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
28th

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

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 14.4% against 12.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Somalia ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 50.4% 29.7% 20.7% Somalia
2010s 30.4% 21.3% 9.1% Somalia
2020s 17.6% 14.5% 3.2% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Somalia, at 14.4% against 12.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
1.8%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
Somalia ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th 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