Marshall Islands vs Upper middle income: People practicing open defecation, rural
Marshall Islands
18.7%
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.9%
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
35th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Marshall Islands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 18.7% against 0.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 20.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 171 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 9.2% | 25.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 5.0% | 21.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 1.6% | 18.2% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Marshall Islands or Upper middle income?
- Marshall Islands, at 18.7% against 0.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Marshall Islands and Upper middle income?
- 17.8%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Upper middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Marshall Islands ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 35th 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.