Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Lesotho
14.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.6% against 14.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea'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 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 213 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 13.5% | 25.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 14.6% | 11.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 15.4% | 1.7% | 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.6% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Lesotho ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th 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.