Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation
Lesotho
14.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 14.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 13.5% | 25.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 14.6% | 11.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.4% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% against 14.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Lesotho ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th 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.