India vs Liberia: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3

India
36.5%
in 2017
Liberia
33.4%
in 2017
India rank
10th
Liberia rank
12th

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

  • India
  • Liberia
020406080200020082017

How they compare

India currently reports 36.5% against 33.4% in Liberia, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 12th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Liberia Difference Ahead
2000s 66.5% 56.9% 9.7% India
2010s 45.7% 40.9% 4.8% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3, India or Liberia?
India, at 36.5% against 33.4% in Liberia as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 between India and Liberia?
3.1%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Liberia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do India and Liberia rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
India ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 12th 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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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