Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Côte d'Ivoire or Haiti?

Haiti, at 17.5% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Haiti?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Haiti: People practicing open defecation

Côte d'Ivoire

16.7%

in 2024

Haiti

17.5%

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

19th

Haiti rank

18th

People practicing open defecation over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Haiti ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33.8%	31.6%	2.2%	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	24.6%	22.0%	2.6%	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	18.7%	17.8%	0.9%	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Côte d'Ivoire or Haiti?: Haiti, at 17.5% against 16.7% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Côte d'Ivoire and Haiti?: 0.8%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Haiti?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Haiti rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th and Haiti ranks 18th 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.