Kiribati vs Liberia: People practicing open defecation, rural

Kiribati
49.7%
in 2024
Liberia
57.5%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
12th
Liberia rank
9th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Kiribati
  • Liberia
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 57.5% against 49.7% in Kiribati, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

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

Kiribati ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 9th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Liberia Difference Ahead
2000s 59.7% 71.5% 11.8% Liberia
2010s 54.0% 64.3% 10.3% Liberia
2020s 50.1% 59.0% 8.9% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Kiribati or Liberia?
Liberia, at 57.5% against 49.7% in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Kiribati and Liberia?
7.8%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Liberia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Liberia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Kiribati ranks 12th and Liberia ranks 9th 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.