Botswana vs Marshall Islands: People practicing open defecation, rural
Botswana
16.7%
in 2024
Marshall Islands
18.7%
in 2024
Botswana rank
34th
Marshall Islands rank
32nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Botswana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 18.7% against 16.7% in Botswana, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 34th and Marshall Islands ranks 32nd of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 34.7% | 3.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 26.5% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 19.8% | 0.9% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Botswana or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 18.7% against 16.7% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 2.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Marshall Islands rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Botswana ranks 34th and Marshall Islands 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.