People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Maldives

Maldives: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 was 0.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Maldives, 2013–2017

00.20.40.60.82013201520172013: 0.739 lowest2014: 0.739 lowest2015: 0.739 lowest2016: 0.739 lowest2017: 0.739 lowest

Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.7% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Maldives 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Maldives, 2013 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2013 0.7%
2014 0.7% +0.0%
2015 0.7% +0.0%
2016 0.7% +0.0%
2017 0.7% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Maldives?
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 in Maldives was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1 recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q1?
Maldives ranks 76th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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