Papua New Guinea vs World: People practicing open defecation
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
World
4.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
World rank
22nd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Papua New Guinea
- World
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 4.3% in World, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 18.3% | 4.8% | World |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.0% | 3.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 5.7% | 9.7% | 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 World?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% against 4.3% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Papua New Guinea and World?
- 11.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and World rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and World ranks 22nd 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.