Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Mexico: People practicing open defecation, urban

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0%
in 2024
Mexico
0.0%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
95th
Mexico rank
95th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Mexico
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 95th of 182 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 15.9% 2.7% 13.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 6.4% 1.2% 5.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Mexico?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mexico?
0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mexico rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 95th 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

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

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.