Haiti vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Haiti
17.5%
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
0.7%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
21st
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Haiti
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 0.7% in Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 24.6 times Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 18th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 247 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 7.6% | 24.0% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 3.7% | 18.4% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 1.5% | 16.4% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Haiti or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Haiti, at 17.5% against 0.7% in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Haiti and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 16.8%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Haiti ranks 18th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 247 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.