IDA & IBRD total vs Papua New Guinea: People practicing open defecation, urban
IDA & IBRD total
0.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
5.3%
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.3% against 0.8% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 6.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA & IBRD total ahead.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, IDA & IBRD total averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 2.0% | IDA & IBRD total |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 5.1% | 3.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, IDA & IBRD total or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 5.3% against 0.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between IDA & IBRD total and Papua New Guinea?
- 4.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th 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.