Haiti vs Lesotho: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3

Haiti
20.7%
in 2017
Lesotho
21.8%
in 2017
Haiti rank
25th
Lesotho rank
22nd

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 over time

  • Haiti
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 21.8% against 20.7% in Haiti, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 97 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 37.7% 33.1% 4.6% Haiti
2010s 25.5% 24.4% 1.1% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, Haiti or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 21.8% against 20.7% in Haiti as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between Haiti and Lesotho?
1.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
Haiti ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed