Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, East Timor or Vietnam?

East Timor, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Vietnam as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vietnam?

23 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

East Timor vs Vietnam: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

East Timor

0.0%

in 2024

Vietnam

0.0%

in 2024

East Timor rank

95th

Vietnam rank

95th

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) over time

East Timor
Vietnam

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

East Timor ranks 95th and Vietnam ranks 95th of 182 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.0%	3.9%	11.1%	East Timor
2010s	6.1%	1.5%	4.6%	East Timor
2020s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, urban, East Timor or Vietnam?: East Timor, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, urban between East Timor and Vietnam?: 0.0%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vietnam?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do East Timor and Vietnam rank globally for people practicing open defecation, urban?: East Timor ranks 95th and Vietnam 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: 29 October 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.