Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Pakistan: Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas

Lao People's Democratic Republic
14.29
in 2024
Pakistan
12.96
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
36th
Pakistan rank
39th

Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Pakistan
20406080200020122024

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 14.29 against 12.96 in Pakistan, a difference of 1.33.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th and Pakistan ranks 39th of 173 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 61.86 39.25 22.61 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 37.48 26.17 11.31 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 19.19 15.74 3.45 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Pakistan?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 14.29 against 12.96 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Pakistan?
1.33, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Pakistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Pakistan rank globally for open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th and Pakistan ranks 39th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Pakistan: Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/open-defecation-in-rural-areas-vs-urban-areas/lao-pdr/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/open-defecation-in-rural-areas-vs-urban-areas/lao-pdr/pakistan/">Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Pakistan: Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed