Arab World vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation
Arab World
3.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
Arab World rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Arab World
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 3.0% in Arab World, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.2 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 13.5% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 14.6% | 7.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 15.4% | 11.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Arab World or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% against 3.0% in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Arab World and Papua New Guinea?
- 12.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Arab World and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Arab World ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.