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Botswana vs Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation

Botswana
5.4%
in 2024
Vanuatu
5.0%
in 2024
Botswana rank
47th
Vanuatu rank
49th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Botswana
  • Vanuatu
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.4% against 5.0% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 47th and Vanuatu ranks 49th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit
% of 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
261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
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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.