Lesotho vs Small states: People practicing open defecation, rural
Lesotho
19.7%
in 2024
Small states
6.5%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
29th
Small states rank
26th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Lesotho
- Small states
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 19.7% against 6.5% in Small states, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.0 times Small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 29th and Small states ranks 26th of 171 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 16.8% | 31.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 12.0% | 21.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 8.6% | 14.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Lesotho or Small states?
- Lesotho, at 19.7% against 6.5% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Lesotho and Small states?
- 13.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Small states rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Lesotho ranks 29th and Small states ranks 26th 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.