Belize vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation

Belize
0.6%
in 2022
Nepal
0.5%
in 2024
Belize rank
87th
Nepal rank
89th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Belize
  • Nepal
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Belize currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th of 214 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 3.5% 54.8% 51.3% Nepal
2010s 1.3% 26.1% 24.8% Nepal
2020s 0.6% 8.3% 7.8% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Belize or Nepal?
Belize, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Belize and Nepal?
0.1%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Nepal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Belize and Nepal rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
Belize ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belize vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation. Statizoid, drawing on WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population/belize/nepal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/people-practicing-open-defecation-percent-of-population/belize/nepal/">Belize vs Nepal: People practicing open defecation</a> — Statizoid

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

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.