How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkmenistan?

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.

Thailand vs Turkmenistan: People practicing open defecation, urban

Thailand

0.0%

in 2024

Turkmenistan

0.0%

in 2024

Thailand rank

95th

Turkmenistan rank

95th

People practicing open defecation, urban over time

Thailand
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Thailand ranks 95th and Turkmenistan ranks 95th of 182 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	Turkmenistan
2010s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Thailand
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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