Haiti vs South Asia: People practicing open defecation
Haiti
17.5%
in 2023
South Asia
5.8%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
South Asia rank
15th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Haiti
- South Asia
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 5.8% in South Asia, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 3.0 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Asia ahead.
Haiti ranks 18th and South Asia ranks 15th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 53.9% | 22.4% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 28.5% | 6.5% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 11.4% | 6.5% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Haiti or South Asia?
- Haiti, at 17.5% against 5.8% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Haiti and South Asia?
- 11.7%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and South Asia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and South Asia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Haiti ranks 18th and South Asia ranks 15th 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.