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Open defecation

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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1India97.69M
  2. 2Nigeria41.78M
  3. 3Ethiopia21.44M
  4. 4Pakistan20.53M
  5. 5Niger17.84M
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.12.75M
  7. 7Chad12.63M
  8. 8Madagascar8.63M
  9. 9Sudan8.27M
  10. 10South Sudan7.5M
  11. 11Burkina Faso7.03M
  12. 12Benin6.8M
  13. 13Indonesia6.48M
  14. 14Ghana6.13M
  15. 15Mozambique5.55M
  16. 16Cote d'Ivoire5.33M
  17. 17Afghanistan4.76M
  18. 18Tanzania4.64M
  19. 19Myanmar3.68M
  20. 20Kenya3.34M
  21. 21Togo3.06M
  22. 22Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.75M
  23. 23Philippines2.52M
  24. 24Zimbabwe2.1M
  25. 25Yemen, Rep.1.99M
  26. 26Liberia1.9M
  27. 27Uganda1.77M
  28. 28Papua New Guinea1.65M
  29. 29Sierra Leone1.33M
  30. 30Central African Republic1.32M
  31. 31Cameroon1.29M
  32. 32Senegal1.14M
  33. 33Colombia1.11M
  34. 34Namibia1.05M
  35. 35Mali946,504.1
  36. 36Cambodia924,669.9
  37. 37Bolivia880,645.5
  38. 38Mauritania836,670.8
  39. 39Guinea687,093.9
  40. 40Lao PDR678,318.3
  41. 41Peru657,878.9
  42. 42Zambia435,970
  43. 43Malawi420,943.6
  44. 44Solomon Islands371,399.7
  45. 45Honduras369,234.5
  46. 46Lesotho345,039.1
  47. 47Ecuador310,091.5
  48. 48Burundi277,303
  49. 49Dominican Republic191,205.4
  50. 50Guatemala182,469
  51. 51South Africa177,162.1
  52. 52Guinea-Bissau170,302
  53. 53Rwanda160,207.7
  54. 54Nepal158,098.5
  55. 55Mongolia149,597.4
  56. 56Panama138,982.9
  57. 57Botswana136,776
  58. 58Turkiye122,851.9
  59. 59Timor-Leste110,406.7
  60. 60Sao Tome and Principe78,551.1
  61. 61El Salvador75,816.6
  62. 62Kiribati43,532.1
  63. 63Saudi Arabia42,626.7
  64. 64Libya41,969.1
  65. 65Gabon33,996.2
  66. 66Tunisia30,561
  67. 67Paraguay23,685.2
  68. 68Morocco20,780.5
  69. 69Cuba18,569.3
  70. 70Algeria18,106.6
  71. 71Uzbekistan17,953.3
  72. 72Cabo Verde17,945.2
  73. 73Jamaica16,324.6
  74. 74Vanuatu16,270.8
  75. 75Comoros15,684.5
  76. 76Suriname7,662.6
  77. 77West Bank and Gaza7,007.3
  78. 78Jordan6,152.8
  79. 79Eswatini4,464
  80. 80Moldova3,994.1
  81. 81Serbia3,907.6
  82. 82Mauritius3,204
  83. 83Costa Rica3,166.7
  84. 84Trinidad and Tobago2,936.5
  85. 85Azerbaijan2,729.7
  86. 86Marshall Islands2,562.1
  87. 87Iraq2,072.9
  88. 88North Macedonia1,957.5
  89. 89Qatar1,934.4
  90. 90Gambia, The1,335.3
  91. 91Aruba927
  92. 92Ukraine432.7
  93. 93Samoa338.9
  94. 94Armenia312.4
  95. 95Montenegro256.1
  96. 96Tuvalu176.4
  97. 97Georgia134.3
  98. 98Antigua and Barbuda133.8
  99. 99Guyana109.9
  100. 100Naoero98.3
  101. 101Tonga88.5
  102. 102Northern Mariana Islands70.7
  103. 103Turks and Caicos Islands6
  104. 104Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  105. 104Spain0
  106. 104Netherlands0
  107. 104United States0
  108. 104Estonia0
  109. 104Finland0
  110. 104Seychelles0
  111. 104Fiji0
  112. 104New Caledonia0
  113. 104Uruguay0
  114. 104Singapore0
  115. 104Austria0
  116. 104France0
  117. 104United Kingdom0
  118. 104Gibraltar0
  119. 104Australia0
  120. 104Greece0
  121. 104Malta0
  122. 104Hong Kong SAR, China0
  123. 104Hungary0
  124. 104Isle of Man0
  125. 104United Arab Emirates0
  126. 104Mexico0
  127. 104Ireland0
  128. 104Maldives0
  129. 104Iceland0
  130. 104Israel0
  131. 104Italy0
  132. 104Andorra0
  133. 104Thailand0
  134. 104Monaco0
  135. 104Albania0
  136. 104St. Martin (French part)0
  137. 104Japan0
  138. 104San Marino0
  139. 104Kazakhstan0
  140. 104Macao SAR, China0
  141. 104Latvia0
  142. 104Kyrgyz Republic0
  143. 104Luxembourg0
  144. 104New Zealand0
  145. 104Slovak Republic0
  146. 104Brazil0
  147. 104Belarus0
  148. 104French Polynesia0
  149. 104Barbados0
  150. 104Romania0
  151. 104Brunei Darussalam0
  152. 104Bhutan0
  153. 104Viet Nam0
  154. 104Russian Federation0
  155. 104Bahrain0
  156. 104Portugal0
  157. 104Canada0
  158. 104Slovenia0
  159. 104Switzerland0
  160. 104Bulgaria0
  161. 104Chile0
  162. 104Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  163. 104Puerto Rico (US)0
  164. 104China0
  165. 104Bangladesh0
  166. 104Poland0
  167. 104Sweden0
  168. 104Palau0
  169. 104Cayman Islands0
  170. 104Cyprus0
  171. 104Czechia0
  172. 104Germany0
  173. 104Oman0
  174. 104Denmark0
  175. 104Belgium0
  176. 104Norway0
  177. 104Lithuania0
  178. 104Korea, Rep.0
  179. 104Kuwait0
  180. 104Lebanon0
  181. 104Turkmenistan0
  182. 104Sri Lanka0
  183. 104Liechtenstein0
  184. 104Bermuda0

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