Albania vs Costa Rica: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1

Albania
0.0%
in 2017
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2015
Albania rank
87th
Costa Rica rank
85th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 over time

  • Albania
  • Costa Rica
00.020.040.06200020082017

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Albania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times Albania's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 85th of 97 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1, Albania or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Albania as of 2015.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 between Albania and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
Albania ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 85th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed