OECD members vs Timor-Leste: People practicing open defecation, rural

OECD members
0.5%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
11.7%
in 2024
OECD members rank
37th
Timor-Leste rank
40th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • OECD members
  • Timor-Leste
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 11.7% against 0.5% in OECD members, a difference of 11.2%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 23.7 times OECD members's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 37th and Timor-Leste ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 2.9% 45.0% 42.1% Timor-Leste
2010s 1.7% 28.8% 27.1% Timor-Leste
2020s 0.6% 15.3% 14.7% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, OECD members or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 11.7% against 0.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between OECD members and Timor-Leste?
11.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Timor-Leste?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Timor-Leste rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
OECD members ranks 37th and Timor-Leste ranks 40th of 47 groups.
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.