Ghana vs Haiti: People practicing open defecation, rural

Ghana
30.8%
in 2024
Haiti
31.5%
in 2023
Ghana rank
21st
Haiti rank
18th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Ghana
  • Haiti
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 31.5% against 30.8% in Ghana, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 21st and Haiti ranks 18th of 171 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Haiti Difference Ahead
2000s 30.4% 47.0% 16.7% Haiti
2010s 30.6% 36.3% 5.7% Haiti
2020s 30.7% 31.5% 0.7% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Ghana or Haiti?
Haiti, at 31.5% against 30.8% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Ghana and Haiti?
0.7%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Haiti?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Haiti rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Ghana ranks 21st and Haiti ranks 18th 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.