Ghana vs Haiti: People practicing open defecation
Ghana
17.8%
in 2024
Haiti
17.5%
in 2023
Ghana rank
17th
Haiti rank
18th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Ghana
- Haiti
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 17.8% against 17.5% in Haiti, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.
Ghana ranks 17th and Haiti ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Haiti in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 31.6% | 11.8% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 22.0% | 3.3% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 0.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Ghana or Haiti?
- Ghana, at 17.8% against 17.5% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Ghana and Haiti?
- 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Haiti?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Haiti rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Ghana ranks 17th 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.