Mongolia vs Upper middle income: People practicing open defecation, rural
Mongolia
13.7%
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.9%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
35th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Mongolia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 13.7% against 0.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 14.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 171 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 9.2% | 29.3% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 5.0% | 20.8% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 1.6% | 14.6% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Mongolia or Upper middle income?
- Mongolia, at 13.7% against 0.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Mongolia and Upper middle income?
- 12.8%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Upper middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Mongolia ranks 38th 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.