High income vs Pakistan: People practicing open defecation, rural
High income
0.1%
in 2024
Pakistan
13.0%
in 2024
High income rank
40th
Pakistan rank
39th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- High income
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 13.0% against 0.1% in High income, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 175.4 times High income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 38.9% | 38.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 26.2% | 26.1% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 15.7% | 15.7% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, High income or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 13.0% against 0.1% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between High income and Pakistan?
- 12.9%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Pakistan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do High income and Pakistan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- High income ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 39th 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.