How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Madagascar?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

IDA only vs Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, urban

IDA only

3.2%

in 2024

Madagascar

13.4%

in 2024

IDA only rank

11th

Madagascar rank

9th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

IDA only
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 13.4% against 3.2% in IDA only, a difference of 10.2%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 4.2 times IDA only's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 11th 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	IDA only	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.9%	19.4%	11.5%	Madagascar
2010s	5.6%	16.3%	10.8%	Madagascar
2020s	3.6%	14.0%	10.4%	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, IDA only or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 13.4% against 3.2% in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between IDA only and Madagascar?: 10.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Madagascar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do IDA only and Madagascar rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?: IDA only ranks 11th 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

Indicator: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 5,626 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.