Caribbean Small States vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation, rural
Caribbean Small States
0.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
17.3%
in 2024
Caribbean Small States rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.3% against 0.5% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 31.9 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 15.2% | 11.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 16.1% | 14.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 17.1% | 16.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Caribbean Small States or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.3% against 0.5% in Caribbean Small States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
- 16.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
- 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.