Haiti vs Mauritania: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Haiti
17.5%
in 2023
Mauritania
16.2%
in 2024
Haiti rank
18th
Mauritania rank
21st
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Haiti
- Mauritania
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 17.5% against 16.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 213 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 50.4% | 18.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 31.8% | 9.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 20.1% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Haiti, at 17.5% against 16.2% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Haiti and Mauritania?
- 1.3%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Mauritania rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Haiti ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 213 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.