Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Haiti or IDA & IBRD total?

Haiti, at 17.5% against 5.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and IDA & IBRD total?

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.

Haiti vs IDA & IBRD total: People practicing open defecation

Haiti

17.5%

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total

5.1%

in 2024

Haiti rank

18th

IDA & IBRD total rank

19th

People practicing open defecation over time

Haiti
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 5.1% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 12.4%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 3.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 18th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31.6%	21.8%	9.8%	Haiti
2010s	22.0%	13.0%	9.0%	Haiti
2020s	17.8%	7.1%	10.7%	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Haiti or IDA & IBRD total?: Haiti, at 17.5% against 5.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2023.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Haiti and IDA & IBRD total?: 12.4%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and IDA & IBRD total?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Haiti and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: Haiti ranks 18th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 19th 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.