Botswana vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): People practicing open defecation, rural
Botswana
16.7%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.7%
in 2024
Botswana rank
34th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
32nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Botswana
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 16.7% against 1.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 10.0 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 171 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 9.6% | 28.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 5.7% | 21.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 2.4% | 16.5% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Botswana or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Botswana, at 16.7% against 1.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Botswana and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 15.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Botswana ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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.