Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, IDA blend or Kiribati?

Kiribati, at 49.7% against 17.2% in IDA blend as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Kiribati?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

IDA blend vs Kiribati: People practicing open defecation, rural

IDA blend

17.2%

in 2024

Kiribati

49.7%

in 2024

IDA blend rank

12th

Kiribati rank

12th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

IDA blend
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 49.7% against 17.2% in IDA blend, a difference of 32.5%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.9 times IDA blend's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 12th and Kiribati ranks 12th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.0%	59.7%	27.7%	Kiribati
2010s	24.8%	54.0%	29.2%	Kiribati
2020s	18.8%	50.1%	31.3%	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, IDA blend or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 49.7% against 17.2% in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between IDA blend and Kiribati?: 32.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Kiribati?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do IDA blend and Kiribati rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?: IDA blend ranks 12th and Kiribati ranks 12th 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

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: 03 September 2026

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.