Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, India or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 11.7% against 10.7% in India as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Timor-Leste?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

India vs Timor-Leste: People practicing open defecation, rural

India

10.7%

in 2024

Timor-Leste

11.7%

in 2024

India rank

42nd

Timor-Leste rank

40th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

India
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 11.7% against 10.7% in India, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was India ahead.

India ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 40th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	72.9%	45.0%	28.0%	India
2010s	42.7%	28.8%	13.9%	India
2020s	17.4%	15.3%	2.1%	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, India or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 11.7% against 10.7% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between India and Timor-Leste?: 1.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Timor-Leste?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do India and Timor-Leste rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?: India ranks 42nd and Timor-Leste ranks 40th 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: 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.