Iran vs Libya: People practicing open defecation
Iran
0.4%
in 2016
Libya
0.6%
in 2024
Iran rank
91st
Libya rank
88th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 91st and Libya ranks 88th of 214 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Iran or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.6% against 0.4% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Iran and Libya?
- 0.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Iran ranks 91st and Libya ranks 88th 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.