Papua New Guinea vs Small states: People practicing open defecation
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
Small states
3.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
Small states rank
24th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Small states
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 3.8% in Small states, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.1 times Small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Small states ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 9.6% | 3.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 6.6% | 8.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 4.7% | 10.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Papua New Guinea or Small states?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% against 3.8% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Papua New Guinea and Small states?
- 11.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Small states rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and Small states ranks 24th 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.