Colombia vs India: People practicing open defecation, rural
Colombia
9.9%
in 2024
India
10.7%
in 2024
Colombia rank
45th
India rank
42nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 10.7% against 9.9% in Colombia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 45th and India ranks 42nd of 171 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 76.3% | 53.2% | India |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 42.7% | 26.4% | India |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 17.4% | 6.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Colombia or India?
- India, at 10.7% against 9.9% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Colombia and India?
- 0.8%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Colombia ranks 45th and India ranks 42nd 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.