Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Paraguay or Turkey?

Paraguay, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Turkey as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Turkey?

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.

Paraguay vs Turkey: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

Paraguay

0.9%

in 2024

Turkey

0.6%

in 2024

Paraguay rank

79th

Turkey rank

80th

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) over time

Paraguay
Turkey

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Turkey, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.

Paraguay ranks 79th and Turkey ranks 80th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.2%	1.3%	0.0%	Turkey
2010s	1.1%	0.8%	0.2%	Paraguay
2020s	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Paraguay or Turkey?: Paraguay, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Paraguay and Turkey?: 0.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Turkey?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Turkey rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?: Paraguay ranks 79th and Turkey ranks 80th 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: 29 October 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.