Mauritania vs Mozambique: Proportion of population practising open defecation
Mauritania
16.19
in 2024
Mozambique
16.04
in 2024
Mauritania rank
22nd
Mozambique rank
23rd
Proportion of population practising open defecation over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 16.19 against 16.04 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 231 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 | 0.1941 | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 31.84 | 32.54 | 0.7045 | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 19.3 | 19.42 | 0.1208 | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practising open defecation, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mauritania, at 16.19 against 16.04 in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practising open defecation between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.15, 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 practising open defecation?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 231 countries.
- 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.