Haiti vs IDA only: People practicing open defecation, urban
Haiti
8.1%
in 2023
IDA only
3.2%
in 2024
Haiti rank
12th
IDA only rank
11th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Haiti
- IDA only
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 8.1% against 3.2% in IDA only, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 2.5 times IDA only's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 11th of 182 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 1.9% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.6% | 3.1% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Haiti or IDA only?
- Haiti, at 8.1% against 3.2% in IDA only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Haiti and IDA only?
- 4.9%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and IDA only?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and IDA only rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Haiti ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 11th 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.