Cambodia vs Dominica: People practicing open defecation
Cambodia
5.2%
in 2024
Dominica
5.6%
in 2017
Cambodia rank
48th
Dominica rank
46th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Cambodia
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 48th and Dominica ranks 46th of 214 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 12.6% | 59.6% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 6.2% | 34.3% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Cambodia or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 5.6% against 5.2% in Cambodia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Cambodia and Dominica?
- 0.4%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Dominica?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Cambodia and Dominica rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Cambodia ranks 48th and Dominica ranks 46th 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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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.