Low & middle income vs Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, rural
Low & middle income
9.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
36.5%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
15th
Madagascar rank
16th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Low & middle income
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 36.5% against 9.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 26.6%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 50.1% | 15.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 43.1% | 20.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 37.9% | 25.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Low & middle income or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 36.5% against 9.9% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Low & middle income and Madagascar?
- 26.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low & middle income and Madagascar rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Low & middle income ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 16th 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.