IBRD only vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation
IBRD only
2.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
IBRD only rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
People practicing open defecation over time
- IBRD only
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 2.4% in IBRD only, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 6.6 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IBRD only ahead.
IBRD only ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, IBRD only averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 13.5% | 7.1% | IBRD only |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 14.6% | 3.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 15.4% | 11.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, IBRD only or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% against 2.4% in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between IBRD only and Papua New Guinea?
- 13.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IBRD only and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- IBRD only ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- 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.