Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation, urban
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.3% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 182 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 3.5% | 5.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.4% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.3% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 182 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, urban (% of urban 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.