Haiti vs World: People practicing open defecation, rural

Haiti
31.5%
in 2023
World
9.2%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
World rank
19th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Haiti
  • World
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 31.5% against 9.2% in World, a difference of 22.3%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 3.4 times World's.

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

Haiti ranks 18th and World ranks 19th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti World Difference Ahead
2000s 47.0% 31.9% 15.1% Haiti
2010s 36.3% 21.0% 15.2% Haiti
2020s 31.5% 12.5% 19.0% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Haiti or World?
Haiti, at 31.5% against 9.2% in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Haiti and World?
22.3%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and World?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Haiti and World rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Haiti ranks 18th and World ranks 19th 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.