Haiti vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): People practicing open defecation
People practicing open defecation over time
- Haiti
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 4.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 4.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 13.6% | 18.0% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 8.6% | 13.4% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 5.7% | 12.2% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Haiti or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Haiti, at 17.5% against 4.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 13.1%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Haiti ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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.