What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between French Polynesia and Maldives?

0.0%, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Maldives?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

French Polynesia vs Maldives: People practicing open defecation

French Polynesia

0.0%

in 2024

Maldives

0.0%

in 2024

French Polynesia rank

129th

Maldives rank

129th

People practicing open defecation over time

French Polynesia
Maldives

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 129th and Maldives ranks 129th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.1%	9.5%	8.4%	Maldives
2010s	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	Maldives
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, French Polynesia or Maldives?: French Polynesia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between French Polynesia and Maldives?: 0.0%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Maldives?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Maldives rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: French Polynesia ranks 129th and Maldives ranks 129th 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: 20 August 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.