Haiti vs Least developed countries: People practicing open defecation, urban
Haiti
8.1%
in 2023
Least developed countries
3.1%
in 2024
Haiti rank
12th
Least developed countries rank
12th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Haiti
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 8.1% against 3.1% in Least developed countries, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 2.6 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 12th of 182 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 1.0% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.1% | 2.6% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 3.9% | 4.2% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Haiti or Least developed countries?
- Haiti, at 8.1% against 3.1% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Haiti and Least developed countries?
- 5.0%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Least developed countries?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Least developed countries rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Haiti ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 12th 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.