Southern Asia vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural
Southern Asia
6.2%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
7.9%
in 2024
Southern Asia rank
6th
Timor-Leste rank
9th
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural over time
- Southern Asia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 7.9% against 6.2% in Southern Asia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.3 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Southern Asia ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th of 32 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Southern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Asia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 37.1% | 8.8% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 22.2% | 3.8% | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.5% | 0.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural, Southern Asia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 7.9% against 6.2% in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural between Southern Asia and Timor-Leste?
- 1.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Timor-Leste?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Southern Asia and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Southern Asia ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th of 32 groups.
- 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.