What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Arab World and Marshall Islands?

3.4%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Marshall Islands?

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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Marshall Islands: People practicing open defecation, urban

Arab World

0.3%

in 2024

Marshall Islands

3.7%

in 2024

Arab World rank

22nd

Marshall Islands rank

24th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

Arab World
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 3.7% against 0.3% in Arab World, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 11.0 times Arab World's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 22nd and Marshall Islands ranks 24th of 47 groups.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.0%	3.6%	1.6%	Marshall Islands
2010s	1.2%	3.7%	2.5%	Marshall Islands
2020s	0.5%	3.7%	3.2%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Arab World or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 3.7% against 0.3% in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Arab World and Marshall Islands?: 3.4%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Marshall Islands?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Marshall Islands rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?: Arab World ranks 22nd and Marshall Islands ranks 24th of 47 groups.
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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban 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: 229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.