Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): People practicing open defecation, rural
Afghanistan
15.4%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
35th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Afghanistan
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.4% against 1.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 9.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 171 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 9.7% | 17.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 5.8% | 15.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 2.4% | 14.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 15.4% against 1.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 13.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 171 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, rural (% of rural 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.