El Salvador vs South Africa: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1

El Salvador
9.4%
in 2017
South Africa
6.6%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
56th
South Africa rank
59th

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

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
510152025200020082017

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 9.4% against 6.6% in South Africa, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 59th of 97 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 9.4% against 6.6% in South Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 between El Salvador and South Africa?
2.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
El Salvador ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 59th 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