Marshall Islands vs Upper middle income: People practicing open defecation, urban

Marshall Islands
3.7%
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.2%
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
27th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Upper middle income
01234200020122024

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 3.7% against 0.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 21.9 times Upper middle income's.

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

Marshall Islands ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 182 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 3.6% 1.9% 1.8% Marshall Islands
2010s 3.7% 0.9% 2.7% Marshall Islands
2020s 3.7% 0.3% 3.4% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, Marshall Islands or Upper middle income?
Marshall Islands, at 3.7% against 0.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between Marshall Islands and Upper middle income?
3.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Upper middle income?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Upper middle income rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?
Marshall Islands ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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.