Afghanistan vs OECD members: People practicing open defecation, rural
Afghanistan
15.4%
in 2024
OECD members
0.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
35th
OECD members rank
37th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Afghanistan
- OECD members
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.4% against 0.5% in OECD members, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 31.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th of 171 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 3.0% | 23.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 1.7% | 19.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 0.6% | 15.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Afghanistan or OECD members?
- Afghanistan, at 15.4% against 0.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Afghanistan and OECD members?
- 14.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and OECD members rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.