Lesotho vs Melanesia: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Lesotho
14.8%
in 2024
Melanesia
15.8%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
29th
Melanesia rank
26th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Lesotho
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 15.8% against 14.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 29th and Melanesia ranks 26th of 249 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 14.0% | 25.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 14.8% | 11.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.6% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Lesotho or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 15.8% against 14.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Lesotho and Melanesia?
- 1.0%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Melanesia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Lesotho ranks 29th and Melanesia ranks 26th of 249 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.