Mali vs Mongolia: People practicing open defecation
Mali
3.9%
in 2024
Mongolia
4.3%
in 2024
Mali rank
54th
Mongolia rank
53rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Mali
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 4.3% against 3.9% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mali ranks 54th and Mongolia ranks 53rd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.6% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Mali or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 4.3% against 3.9% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Mali and Mongolia?
- 0.4%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mongolia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mongolia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Mali ranks 54th and Mongolia ranks 53rd 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.