Saudi Arabia vs Türkiye: People practicing open defecation, rural
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2024
Türkiye
0.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
81st
Türkiye rank
80th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 81st and Türkiye ranks 80th of 171 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Türkiye rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 81st and Türkiye 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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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.