Malaysia vs Paraguay: People practicing open defecation, rural

Malaysia
1.1%
in 2016
Paraguay
0.9%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
78th
Paraguay rank
79th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Malaysia
  • Paraguay
123200020122024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 79th of 171 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6% 1.2% 1.3% Malaysia
2010s 1.2% 1.1% 0.1% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Malaysia or Paraguay?
Malaysia, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Paraguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Malaysia and Paraguay?
0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Paraguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Malaysia and Paraguay rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Malaysia ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 79th 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 5,299 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.