Papua New Guinea vs Upper middle income: People practicing open defecation, rural
Papua New Guinea
17.3%
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
35th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.3% against 0.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 18.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 171 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.2% | 5.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 5.0% | 11.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 1.6% | 15.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Papua New Guinea or Upper middle income?
- Papua New Guinea, at 17.3% against 0.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 16.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd 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.