Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Bahamas or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bahamas as of 2024.

What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Bahamas and Republic of Moldova?

0.0%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Republic of Moldova?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

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.

Bahamas vs Republic of Moldova: People practicing open defecation

Bahamas

0.1%

in 2019

Republic of Moldova

0.1%

in 2024

Bahamas rank

109th

Republic of Moldova rank

106th

People practicing open defecation over time

Bahamas
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 109th and Republic of Moldova ranks 106th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.0%	0.0%	1.0%	Bahamas
2010s	0.3%	0.1%	0.1%	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Bahamas or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Bahamas and Republic of Moldova?: 0.0%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Republic of Moldova?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Bahamas and Republic of Moldova rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: Bahamas ranks 109th and Republic of Moldova ranks 106th of 214 countries.
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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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: 03 September 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.