Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, urban
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
4.1%
in 2024
Madagascar
13.4%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
6th
Madagascar rank
9th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 13.4% against 4.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 19.4% | 10.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 16.3% | 9.8% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 14.0% | 9.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 13.4% against 4.1% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar?
- 9.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Madagascar rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 47 groups.
- 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.