Mongolia vs Timor-Leste: People practicing open defecation, rural
Mongolia
13.7%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
11.7%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
38th
Timor-Leste rank
40th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Mongolia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 13.7% against 11.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Mongolia ranks 38th and Timor-Leste ranks 40th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 45.0% | 7.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 28.8% | 3.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.3% | 0.9% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mongolia or Timor-Leste?
- Mongolia, at 13.7% against 11.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Mongolia and Timor-Leste?
- 2.0%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Timor-Leste?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Timor-Leste rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mongolia ranks 38th and Timor-Leste ranks 40th 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.