Paraguay vs Palestine: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Paraguay
0.9%
in 2024
Palestine
0.6%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
79th
Palestine rank
82nd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) over time
- Paraguay
- Palestine
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.6 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Paraguay ranks 79th and Palestine ranks 82nd of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Paraguay or Palestine?
- Paraguay, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Paraguay and Palestine?
- 0.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Palestine?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Palestine rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Paraguay ranks 79th and Palestine ranks 82nd 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.