East Asia & Pacific vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation, rural
East Asia & Pacific
1.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
17.3%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
34th
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.3% against 1.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 15.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 10.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 34th 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 | East Asia & Pacific | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 15.0% | 5.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 16.1% | 10.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 17.1% | 14.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, East Asia & Pacific or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.3% against 1.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
- 15.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 34th 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.