What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Oman?

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Oman?

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.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.0%

in 2024

Oman

0.0%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

95th

Oman rank

95th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Oman

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Oman, 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 Oman 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	Oman	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.9%	0.4%	15.5%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	6.4%	0.1%	6.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%	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 Oman?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Oman?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Oman?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Oman rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 95th and Oman 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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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.