Ethiopia vs Haiti: People practicing open defecation
Ethiopia
16.2%
in 2024
Haiti
17.5%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
21st
Haiti rank
18th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Ethiopia
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 16.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Haiti ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 31.6% | 29.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 22.0% | 15.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 17.8% | 3.9% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Ethiopia or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 17.5% against 16.2% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Ethiopia and Haiti?
- 1.3%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Haiti?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Haiti rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st 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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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.