Saudi Arabia vs Tajikistan: People practicing open defecation, rural
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.6%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
81st
Tajikistan rank
83rd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 81st and Tajikistan ranks 83rd of 171 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Saudi Arabia or Tajikistan?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 81st and Tajikistan ranks 83rd 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.