Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population practising open defecation

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
9.24
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.64
in 2024
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th

Proportion of population practising open defecation over time

  • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.64 against 9.24 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), a difference of 6.4.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ahead.

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 61 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 24.71 13.52 11.19 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
2010s 16.71 14.6 2.11 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
2020s 10.77 15.43 4.67 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population practising open defecation, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 15.64 against 9.24 in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of population practising open defecation between Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Papua New Guinea?
6.4, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of population practising open defecation?
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 61 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
292 places, 6,980 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed