Belize vs El Salvador: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2

Belize
0.9%
in 2017
El Salvador
1.6%
in 2017
Belize rank
59th
El Salvador rank
56th

People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 over time

  • Belize
  • El Salvador
0.50.7511.21.5200020082017

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.6% against 0.9% in Belize, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Belize's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 97 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2, Belize or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.6% against 0.9% in Belize as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between Belize and El Salvador?
0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
Belize ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th 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): Q2. 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): Q2
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