High income vs Timor-Leste: People practicing open defecation, rural
High income
0.1%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
11.7%
in 2024
High income rank
40th
Timor-Leste rank
40th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- High income
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 11.7% against 0.1% in High income, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 158.9 times High income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 45.0% | 44.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 28.8% | 28.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 15.3% | 15.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, High income or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 11.7% against 0.1% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between High income and Timor-Leste?
- 11.6%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Timor-Leste?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do High income and Timor-Leste rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- High income ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 40th 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.