Libya vs Tajikistan: People practicing open defecation
Libya
0.6%
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.5%
in 2023
Libya rank
88th
Tajikistan rank
90th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Libya
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Libya ranks 88th and Tajikistan ranks 90th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Libya or Tajikistan?
- Libya, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Libya and Tajikistan?
- 0.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tajikistan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Tajikistan rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Libya ranks 88th and Tajikistan ranks 90th 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.