Haiti vs Mauritania: People practicing open defecation, rural
Haiti
31.5%
in 2023
Mauritania
36.3%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
Mauritania rank
17th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Haiti
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 36.3% against 31.5% in Haiti, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Haiti's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 73.9% | 26.9% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 54.6% | 18.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 41.2% | 9.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Haiti or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 36.3% against 31.5% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Haiti and Mauritania?
- 4.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Mauritania rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Haiti ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 17th 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.