Malaysia vs Tajikistan: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural

Malaysia
0.3%
in 2016
Tajikistan
0.5%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
103rd
Tajikistan rank
100th

Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tajikistan
0.511.5200020112023

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 103rd and Tajikistan ranks 100th of 247 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tajikistan Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1% 0.9% 0.2% Malaysia
2010s 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Malaysia or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Malaysia and Tajikistan?
0.2%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tajikistan?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Malaysia and Tajikistan rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
Malaysia ranks 103rd and Tajikistan ranks 100th 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.

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Indicator
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
282 places, 6,704 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed