Haiti vs Niger: People practicing open defecation, urban
Haiti
8.1%
in 2023
Niger
7.9%
in 2024
Haiti rank
12th
Niger rank
13th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Haiti
- Niger
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 8.1% against 7.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 12th and Niger ranks 13th of 182 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 19.8% | 10.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 13.7% | 5.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 9.5% | 1.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Haiti or Niger?
- Haiti, at 8.1% against 7.9% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Haiti and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Niger rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Haiti ranks 12th and Niger ranks 13th 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.