Haiti vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): People practicing open defecation, rural

Haiti
31.5%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
8.3%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
21st

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Haiti
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 31.5% against 8.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 23.2%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Haiti ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 47.0% 24.7% 22.4% Haiti
2010s 36.3% 16.5% 19.8% Haiti
2020s 31.5% 10.6% 20.9% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Haiti or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Haiti, at 31.5% against 8.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
23.2%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Haiti ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st 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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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.