Chad vs Namibia: People practicing open defecation

Chad

62.2%

in 2024

Namibia

34.7%

in 2024

Chad rank

4th

Namibia rank

7th

People practicing open defecation over time

Chad
Namibia

How they compare

Chad currently reports 62.2% against 34.7% in Namibia, a difference of 27.5%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.8 times Namibia's.

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

Globally, Chad ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 7th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.