Colombia vs Pakistan: People practicing open defecation, urban
Colombia
0.5%
in 2024
Pakistan
0.5%
in 2024
Colombia rank
66th
Pakistan rank
64th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Colombia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 66th and Pakistan ranks 64th of 182 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Colombia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Colombia and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Pakistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Pakistan rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Colombia ranks 66th and Pakistan ranks 64th 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.