Maptheory
social2024

Open defecation

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•232 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,527,530.1people
Median: 409.4people
Countries Covered
232
with available data
Highest
India
97,692,880.0people
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0people
Top 5 Countries
1India97,692,880.0people
2Nigeria41,782,284.0people
3Ethiopia21,435,562.0people
4Pakistan20,534,804.0people
5Niger17,837,250.0people
By Region
Africa9,118,191.5people(9 countries)
Asia5,172,453.4people(26 countries)
Other887,577.4people(152 countries)
South America390,268.9people(7 countries)
North America45,617.2people(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0people)High (97,692,880.0people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,527,530.1people)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (152)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India97,692,880.0people
2Nigeria41,782,284.0people
3Ethiopia21,435,562.0people
4Pakistan20,534,804.0people
5Niger17,837,250.0people
6Democratic Republic of the Congo12,746,133.0people
7Chad12,630,569.0people
8Angola9,165,897.0people
9Madagascar8,632,471.0people
10Sudan8,266,393.0people
11South Sudan7,500,508.0people
12Burkina Faso7,034,396.0people
13Benin6,803,464.5people
14Indonesia6,480,004.5people
15Ghana6,126,340.0people
16Mozambique5,554,335.0people
17Cote d'Ivoire5,331,107.0people
18Afghanistan4,764,389.5people
19United Republic of Tanzania4,635,219.0people
20Myanmar3,677,663.8people
21Kenya3,337,591.2people
22Togo3,062,676.8people
23Somalia2,745,824.5people
24Philippines2,523,213.2people
25Zimbabwe2,100,565.2people
26Eritrea2,093,671.1people
27Haiti2,040,501.0people
28Yemen1,989,543.2people
29Liberia1,904,071.9people
30Uganda1,766,345.1people
31Papua New Guinea1,653,879.4people
32Sierra Leone1,326,376.0people
33Central African Republic1,317,819.2people
34Cameroon1,293,005.4people
35Senegal1,136,779.9people
36Colombia1,106,489.9people
37Namibia1,050,774.0people
38Mali946,504.1people
39Cambodia924,669.9people
40Bolivia880,645.5people
41Venezuela846,469.1people
42Mauritania836,670.8people
43Guinea687,093.9people
44Lao People's Democratic Republic678,318.3people
45Peru657,878.9people
46Argentina657,422.1people
47Republic of the Congo492,205.2people
48Zambia435,970.0people
49Malawi420,943.6people
50Solomon Islands371,399.7people
51Honduras369,234.5people
52Lesotho345,039.1people
53Islamic Republic of Iran335,653.1people
54Ecuador310,091.5people
55Burundi277,303.0people
56Dominican Republic191,205.4people
57Djibouti183,100.5people
58Guatemala182,469.0people
59South Africa177,162.1people
60Guinea-Bissau170,302.0people
61Rwanda160,207.7people
62Nepal158,098.5people
63Mongolia149,597.4people
64Panama138,982.9people
65Botswana136,776.0people
66Syrian Arab Republic130,923.3people
67Türkiye122,851.9people
68Malaysia110,515.3people
69Timor-Leste110,406.7people
70Sao Tome and Principe78,551.1people
71El Salvador75,816.6people
72Tajikistan47,526.7people
73Equatorial Guinea44,591.9people
74Kiribati43,532.1people
75Saudi Arabia42,626.7people
76Libya41,969.1people
77Gabon33,996.2people
78Tunisia30,561.0people
79Paraguay23,685.2people
80Morocco20,780.5people
81Cuba18,569.3people
82Algeria18,106.6people
83Uzbekistan17,953.3people
84Cape Verde17,945.2people
85Jamaica16,324.6people
86Vanuatu16,270.8people
87Comoros15,684.5people
88Saint Lucia11,065.0people
89Micronesia, Federated States of10,297.6people
90Croatia9,026.6people
91Suriname7,662.6people
92State of Palestine7,007.3people
93Jordan6,152.8people
94Eswatini4,464.0people
95Grenada4,087.8people
96Moldova, Republic of3,994.1people
97Serbia3,907.6people
98Dominica3,816.0people
99Mauritius3,204.0people
100Costa Rica3,166.7people
101Trinidad and Tobago2,936.5people
102Azerbaijan2,729.7people
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,658.1people
104Marshall Islands2,562.1people
105Belize2,297.3people
106Iraq2,072.9people
107The Republic of North Macedonia1,957.5people
108Qatar1,934.4people
109Republic of The Gambia1,335.3people
110Guam1,204.2people
111Aruba927.0people
112Wallis and Futuna780.4people
113Saint Kitts and Nevis621.0people
114Bahamas497.9people
115Curaçao459.5people
116Ukraine432.7people
117American Samoa386.0people
118Samoa338.9people
119Armenia312.4people
120Montenegro256.1people
121Tuvalu176.4people
122Georgia134.3people
123Antigua and Barbuda133.8people
124Guyana109.9people
125Nauru98.3people
126Tonga88.5people
127Cook Islands81.1people
128Anguilla78.2people
129Northern Mariana Islands70.7people
130Sint Maarten (Dutch part)51.2people
131Niue11.0people
132Turks and Caicos Islands6.0people
133Bulgaria0.0people
134Belarus0.0people
135Canada0.0people
136Cayman Islands0.0people
137Sri Lanka0.0people
138Chile0.0people
139People's Republic of China0.0people
140Mayotte0.0people
141Cyprus0.0people
142Czech Republic0.0people
143Denmark0.0people
144Estonia0.0people
145Faroe Islands0.0people
146Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0people
147Fiji0.0people
148Finland0.0people
149France0.0people
150French Guiana0.0people
151French Polynesia0.0people
152Germany0.0people
153Gibraltar0.0people
154Greece0.0people
155Greenland0.0people
156Guadeloupe0.0people
157Hong Kong0.0people
158Hungary0.0people
159Iceland0.0people
160Ireland0.0people
161Israel0.0people
162Italy0.0people
163Japan0.0people
164Kazakhstan0.0people
165North Korea0.0people
166South Korea0.0people
167Kuwait0.0people
168Kyrgyzstan0.0people
169Lebanon0.0people
170Latvia0.0people
171Liechtenstein0.0people
172Lithuania0.0people
173Luxembourg0.0people
174Macao0.0people
175Maldives0.0people
176Malta0.0people
177Martinique0.0people
178Mexico0.0people
179Monaco0.0people
180Montserrat0.0people
181Oman0.0people
182Netherlands0.0people
183Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0people
184New Caledonia0.0people
185New Zealand0.0people
186Norway0.0people
187Palau0.0people
188Poland0.0people
189Portugal0.0people
190Puerto Rico0.0people
191Reunion0.0people
192Romania0.0people
193Russian Federation0.0people
194Saint Barthélemy0.0people
195Saint Helena0.0people
196Saint Martin (French part)0.0people
197Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0people
198San Marino0.0people
199Seychelles0.0people
200Singapore0.0people
201Slovakia0.0people
202Vietnam0.0people
203Slovenia0.0people
204Spain0.0people
205Sweden0.0people
206Switzerland0.0people
207Thailand0.0people
208Tokelau0.0people
209United Arab Emirates0.0people
210Turkmenistan0.0people
211Egypt0.0people
212United Kingdom0.0people
213Guernsey0.0people
214Jersey0.0people
215Isle of Man0.0people
216United States of America0.0people
217Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0people
218Uruguay0.0people
219Albania0.0people
220Andorra0.0people
221Australia0.0people
222Austria0.0people
223Bahrain0.0people
224Bangladesh0.0people
225Barbados0.0people
226Belgium0.0people
227Bermuda0.0people
228Bhutan0.0people
229Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0people
230Brazil0.0people
231Virgin Islands, British0.0people
232Brunei Darussalam0.0people
Showing 232 of 232 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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