Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mongolia or Pakistan?

Mongolia, at 13.7% against 13.0% in Pakistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Pakistan?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Mongolia vs Pakistan: People practicing open defecation, rural

Mongolia

13.7%

in 2024

Pakistan

13.0%

in 2024

Mongolia rank

38th

Pakistan rank

39th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

Mongolia
Pakistan

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 13.7% against 13.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 38th and Pakistan ranks 39th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38.5%	39.2%	0.8%	Pakistan
2010s	25.8%	26.2%	0.4%	Pakistan
2020s	16.2%	15.7%	0.5%	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mongolia or Pakistan?: Mongolia, at 13.7% against 13.0% in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Mongolia and Pakistan?: 0.7%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Pakistan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Pakistan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?: Mongolia ranks 38th and Pakistan ranks 39th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.