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People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) — series 2

Name: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % of urban population, people, practicing, open, defecation, urban, population, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•182 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

1.9% of urban population

Median: 0.0% of urban population

Countries Covered

182

with available data

Highest

Eritrea

32.9% of urban population

Lowest

Brazil

0.0% of urban population

Top 5 Countries

1Eritrea32.9% of urban population

2Sao Tome and Principe30.4% of urban population

3Benin29.4% of urban population

4Kiribati20.0% of urban population

5Namibia19.8% of urban population

By Region

Africa3.0% of urban population(9 countries)

Other2.9% of urban population(108 countries)

North America0.2% of urban population(4 countries)

Asia0.1% of urban population(22 countries)

South America0.1% of urban population(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of urban population)High (32.9% of urban population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.9% of urban population)

Africa (9)

Other (108)

North America (4)

Asia (22)

South America (7)

Europe (31)

Oceania (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Eritrea	32.9% of urban population
2	Sao Tome and Principe	30.4% of urban population
3	Benin	29.4% of urban population
4	Kiribati	20.0% of urban population
5	Namibia	19.8% of urban population
6	South Sudan	16.9% of urban population
7	Chad	15.4% of urban population
8	Liberia	13.9% of urban population
9	Madagascar	13.4% of urban population
10	Togo	9.4% of urban population
11	Ghana	9.1% of urban population
12	Haiti	8.1% of urban population
13	Niger	7.9% of urban population
14	Solomon Islands	7.7% of urban population
15	Nigeria	7.1% of urban population
16	Angola	7.1% of urban population
17	Central African Republic	6.8% of urban population
18	Papua New Guinea	5.3% of urban population
19	Burkina Faso	4.8% of urban population
20	Mozambique	4.5% of urban population
21	Cote d'Ivoire	4.3% of urban population
22	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.9% of urban population
23	Lesotho	3.7% of urban population
24	Marshall Islands	3.7% of urban population
25	Sierra Leone	3.7% of urban population
26	Sudan	3.0% of urban population
27	Djibouti	2.7% of urban population
28	Ethiopia	2.7% of urban population
29	Equatorial Guinea	2.5% of urban population
30	Nepal	2.4% of urban population
31	Saint Lucia	2.1% of urban population
32	Mauritania	1.9% of urban population
33	Vanuatu	1.9% of urban population
34	Uganda	1.8% of urban population
35	Somalia	1.8% of urban population
36	Tuvalu	1.7% of urban population
37	Republic of the Congo	1.5% of urban population
38	Eswatini	1.4% of urban population
39	Botswana	1.4% of urban population
40	Mali	1.3% of urban population
41	Gabon	1.2% of urban population
42	Indonesia	1.2% of urban population
43	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.2% of urban population
44	Honduras	1.1% of urban population
45	Comoros	1.1% of urban population
46	Dominican Republic	1.1% of urban population
47	Philippines	1.0% of urban population
48	Senegal	1.0% of urban population
49	Cameroon	0.9% of urban population
50	Malawi	0.8% of urban population
51	Nauru	0.8% of urban population
52	Myanmar	0.8% of urban population
53	El Salvador	0.8% of urban population
54	Kenya	0.8% of urban population
55	Jamaica	0.7% of urban population
56	Belize	0.7% of urban population
57	Zambia	0.7% of urban population
58	Guinea	0.7% of urban population
59	Guatemala	0.6% of urban population
60	Antigua and Barbuda	0.6% of urban population
61	Rwanda	0.5% of urban population
62	United Republic of Tanzania	0.5% of urban population
63	Peru	0.5% of urban population
64	Pakistan	0.5% of urban population
65	Samoa	0.5% of urban population
66	Colombia	0.5% of urban population
67	Yemen	0.4% of urban population
68	South Africa	0.4% of urban population
69	Tunisia	0.4% of urban population
70	Cape Verde	0.3% of urban population
71	Burundi	0.3% of urban population
72	Mauritius	0.2% of urban population
73	Tajikistan	0.2% of urban population
74	Panama	0.2% of urban population
75	Suriname	0.2% of urban population
76	Guinea-Bissau	0.2% of urban population
77	Trinidad and Tobago	0.2% of urban population
78	Mongolia	0.1% of urban population
79	Croatia	0.1% of urban population
80	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0.1% of urban population
81	Cuba	0.1% of urban population
82	Tonga	0.1% of urban population
83	Morocco	0.1% of urban population
84	Republic of The Gambia	0.1% of urban population
85	Syrian Arab Republic	0.1% of urban population
86	Costa Rica	0.1% of urban population
87	Algeria	0.1% of urban population
88	Guyana	0.0% of urban population
89	Jordan	0.0% of urban population
90	Serbia	0.0% of urban population
91	Saudi Arabia	0.0% of urban population
92	Iraq	0.0% of urban population
93	Georgia	0.0% of urban population
94	Türkiye	0.0% of urban population
95	Bulgaria	0.0% of urban population
96	Belarus	0.0% of urban population
97	Cambodia	0.0% of urban population
98	Canada	0.0% of urban population
99	Cayman Islands	0.0% of urban population
100	Sri Lanka	0.0% of urban population
101	Chile	0.0% of urban population
102	People's Republic of China	0.0% of urban population
103	Cyprus	0.0% of urban population
104	Czech Republic	0.0% of urban population
105	Denmark	0.0% of urban population
106	Ecuador	0.0% of urban population
107	Estonia	0.0% of urban population
108	Fiji	0.0% of urban population
109	Finland	0.0% of urban population
110	France	0.0% of urban population
111	State of Palestine	0.0% of urban population
112	Germany	0.0% of urban population
113	Gibraltar	0.0% of urban population
114	Greece	0.0% of urban population
115	Hong Kong	0.0% of urban population
116	Hungary	0.0% of urban population
117	Iceland	0.0% of urban population
118	India	0.0% of urban population
119	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.0% of urban population
120	Ireland	0.0% of urban population
121	Israel	0.0% of urban population
122	Italy	0.0% of urban population
123	Kazakhstan	0.0% of urban population
124	North Korea	0.0% of urban population
125	Kuwait	0.0% of urban population
126	Kyrgyzstan	0.0% of urban population
127	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.0% of urban population
128	Latvia	0.0% of urban population
129	Lithuania	0.0% of urban population
130	Luxembourg	0.0% of urban population
131	Macao	0.0% of urban population
132	Malaysia	0.0% of urban population
133	Maldives	0.0% of urban population
134	Malta	0.0% of urban population
135	Mexico	0.0% of urban population
136	Monaco	0.0% of urban population
137	Moldova, Republic of	0.0% of urban population
138	Montenegro	0.0% of urban population
139	Oman	0.0% of urban population
140	Netherlands	0.0% of urban population
141	New Zealand	0.0% of urban population
142	Norway	0.0% of urban population
143	Palau	0.0% of urban population
144	Paraguay	0.0% of urban population
145	Poland	0.0% of urban population
146	Portugal	0.0% of urban population
147	Timor-Leste	0.0% of urban population
148	Romania	0.0% of urban population
149	Russian Federation	0.0% of urban population
150	Saint Martin (French part)	0.0% of urban population
151	Singapore	0.0% of urban population
152	Slovakia	0.0% of urban population
153	Vietnam	0.0% of urban population
154	Zimbabwe	0.0% of urban population
155	Spain	0.0% of urban population
156	Sweden	0.0% of urban population
157	Switzerland	0.0% of urban population
158	Thailand	0.0% of urban population
159	United Arab Emirates	0.0% of urban population
160	Turkmenistan	0.0% of urban population
161	Turks and Caicos Islands	0.0% of urban population
162	Ukraine	0.0% of urban population
163	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.0% of urban population
164	Egypt	0.0% of urban population
165	United Kingdom	0.0% of urban population
166	United States of America	0.0% of urban population
167	Uruguay	0.0% of urban population
168	Uzbekistan	0.0% of urban population
169	Afghanistan	0.0% of urban population
170	Albania	0.0% of urban population
171	Andorra	0.0% of urban population
172	Azerbaijan	0.0% of urban population
173	Argentina	0.0% of urban population
174	Austria	0.0% of urban population
175	Bangladesh	0.0% of urban population
176	Armenia	0.0% of urban population
177	Belgium	0.0% of urban population
178	Bermuda	0.0% of urban population
179	Bhutan	0.0% of urban population
180	Bolivia	0.0% of urban population
181	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.0% of urban population
182	Brazil	0.0% of urban population

Showing 182 of 182 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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