Haiti vs Nigeria: People practicing open defecation
Haiti
17.5%
in 2023
Nigeria
18.0%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
Nigeria rank
16th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Haiti
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 18.0% against 17.5% in Haiti, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 23.3% | 8.3% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.6% | 1.4% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 18.6% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Haiti or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 18.0% against 17.5% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Haiti and Nigeria?
- 0.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Nigeria rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Haiti ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 16th 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.