Lesotho vs Marshall Islands: People practicing open defecation, rural
Lesotho
19.7%
in 2024
Marshall Islands
18.7%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
29th
Marshall Islands rank
32nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Lesotho
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 19.7% against 18.7% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 29th and Marshall Islands ranks 32nd of 171 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 34.7% | 13.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 26.5% | 7.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 19.8% | 2.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Lesotho or Marshall Islands?
- Lesotho, at 19.7% against 18.7% in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 1.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Marshall Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Marshall Islands rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Lesotho ranks 29th and Marshall Islands ranks 32nd 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.