Latin America & Caribbean vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation, rural
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.3% against 3.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 15.0% | 8.3% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 16.1% | 3.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 17.1% | 11.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Latin America & Caribbean or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.3% against 3.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
- 14.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd 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.