Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation, rural
Afghanistan
15.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
17.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.3% against 15.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 15.0% | 11.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 16.1% | 4.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 17.1% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.3% against 15.4% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea 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.