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People practicing open defecation (% of population)

· higher is better · 214 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2024
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League table

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  1. 1Niger66
  2. 2South Sudan62.8
  3. 3Chad62.2
  4. 4Benin47
  5. 5Solomon Islands45.3
  6. 6Namibia34.7
  7. 7Liberia33.9
  8. 8Sao Tome and Principe33.3
  9. 9Kiribati32.4
  10. 10Togo32.2
  11. 11Burkina Faso29.9
  12. 12Madagascar27
  13. 13Central African Republic24.7
  14. 14Nigeria18
  15. 15Ghana17.8
  16. 16Cote d'Ivoire16.7
  17. 17Sudan16.4
  18. 18Ethiopia16.2
  19. 19Mauritania16.2
  20. 20Mozambique16
  21. 21Papua New Guinea15.6
  22. 22Sierra Leone15.3
  23. 23Lesotho14.8
  24. 24Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.4
  25. 25Zimbabwe12.6
  26. 26Congo, Dem. Rep.11.7
  27. 27Afghanistan11.2
  28. 28Lao PDR8.7
  29. 29Pakistan8.2
  30. 30Timor-Leste7.9
  31. 31Guinea-Bissau7.7
  32. 32Bolivia7.1
  33. 33Marshall Islands6.8
  34. 34Tanzania6.8
  35. 35Myanmar6.7
  36. 36India6.7
  37. 37Senegal6.1
  38. 38Kenya5.9
  39. 39Botswana5.4
  40. 40Cambodia5.2
  41. 41Vanuatu5
  42. 42Yemen, Rep.4.9
  43. 43Guinea4.7
  44. 44Cameroon4.4
  45. 45Mongolia4.3
  46. 46Mali3.9
  47. 47Uganda3.5
  48. 48Cabo Verde3.4
  49. 49Honduras3.4
  50. 50Panama3.1
  51. 51Indonesia2.3
  52. 52Philippines2.2
  53. 53Colombia2.1
  54. 54Zambia2
  55. 55Burundi2
  56. 56Malawi1.9
  57. 57Peru1.9
  58. 58Tuvalu1.8
  59. 59Comoros1.8
  60. 60Ecuador1.7
  61. 61Dominican Republic1.7
  62. 62Gabon1.3
  63. 63Suriname1.2
  64. 64El Salvador1.2
  65. 65Rwanda1.1
  66. 66Guatemala0.99
  67. 67Aruba0.86
  68. 68Naoero0.82
  69. 69Jamaica0.57
  70. 70Libya0.57
  71. 71Nepal0.53
  72. 72Eswatini0.36
  73. 73Paraguay0.34
  74. 74South Africa0.28
  75. 75Mauritius0.25
  76. 76Tunisia0.25
  77. 77Trinidad and Tobago0.19
  78. 78Cuba0.17
  79. 79Northern Mariana Islands0.16
  80. 80Samoa0.16
  81. 81Antigua and Barbuda0.14
  82. 82Turkiye0.14
  83. 83Moldova0.13
  84. 84West Bank and Gaza0.13
  85. 85Saudi Arabia0.13
  86. 86North Macedonia0.11
  87. 87Tonga0.08
  88. 88Qatar0.06
  89. 89Costa Rica0.06
  90. 90Serbia0.06
  91. 91Morocco0.05
  92. 92Jordan0.05
  93. 93Uzbekistan0.05
  94. 94Gambia, The0.05
  95. 95Montenegro0.04
  96. 96Algeria0.04
  97. 97Azerbaijan0.03
  98. 98Guyana0.01
  99. 99Turks and Caicos Islands0.01
  100. 100Armenia0.01
  101. 101Iraq0
  102. 102Georgia0
  103. 103Ukraine0
  104. 104New Zealand0
  105. 104Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  106. 104Spain0
  107. 104Estonia0
  108. 104Viet Nam0
  109. 104Cayman Islands0
  110. 104Finland0
  111. 104Fiji0
  112. 104France0
  113. 104United States0
  114. 104Denmark0
  115. 104United Kingdom0
  116. 104Uruguay0
  117. 104Romania0
  118. 104Gibraltar0
  119. 104Greece0
  120. 104Hong Kong SAR, China0
  121. 104Hungary0
  122. 104Isle of Man0
  123. 104Ireland0
  124. 104Iceland0
  125. 104Israel0
  126. 104Italy0
  127. 104Japan0
  128. 104Turkmenistan0
  129. 104Kazakhstan0
  130. 104Kyrgyz Republic0
  131. 104Thailand0
  132. 104Korea, Rep.0
  133. 104Kuwait0
  134. 104Lebanon0
  135. 104Liechtenstein0
  136. 104Sri Lanka0
  137. 104Lithuania0
  138. 104Seychelles0
  139. 104Luxembourg0
  140. 104Latvia0
  141. 104Macao SAR, China0
  142. 104St. Martin (French part)0
  143. 104Monaco0
  144. 104Sweden0
  145. 104Cyprus0
  146. 104Maldives0
  147. 104Mexico0
  148. 104China0
  149. 104Slovenia0
  150. 104Germany0
  151. 104Slovak Republic0
  152. 104Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  153. 104Malta0
  154. 104Chile0
  155. 104French Polynesia0
  156. 104Switzerland0
  157. 104Canada0
  158. 104Russian Federation0
  159. 104New Caledonia0
  160. 104San Marino0
  161. 104Czechia0
  162. 104Netherlands0
  163. 104Norway0
  164. 104Oman0
  165. 104Singapore0
  166. 104Palau0
  167. 104Poland0
  168. 104Puerto Rico (US)0
  169. 104Portugal0
  170. 104Bangladesh0
  171. 104Belgium0
  172. 104Andorra0
  173. 104Australia0
  174. 104United Arab Emirates0
  175. 104Albania0
  176. 104Bhutan0
  177. 104Belarus0
  178. 104Bulgaria0
  179. 104Bahrain0
  180. 104Brunei Darussalam0
  181. 104Brazil0
  182. 104Barbados0
  183. 104Bermuda0
  184. 104Austria0

People practicing open defecation (% of population)