Laos vs Late-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Laos
14.3%
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend
0.2%
in 2024
Laos rank
36th
Late-demographic dividend rank
38th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Laos
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Laos currently reports 14.3% against 0.2% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 82.7 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 36th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 171 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 5.0% | 56.8% | Laos |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 2.3% | 35.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 0.3% | 18.8% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Laos or Late-demographic dividend?
- Laos, at 14.3% against 0.2% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Laos and Late-demographic dividend?
- 14.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Late-demographic dividend?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Laos ranks 36th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th 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
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.