Malawi vs Myanmar: People practicing open defecation, urban
Malawi
0.8%
in 2024
Myanmar
0.8%
in 2024
Malawi rank
50th
Myanmar rank
52nd
People practicing open defecation, urban over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 50th and Myanmar ranks 52nd of 182 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Malawi, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Malawi ranks 50th and Myanmar ranks 52nd 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
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.