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

El Salvador
1.6%
in 2017
Mexico
1.1%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
56th
Mexico rank
58th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
0123200020082017

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.6% against 1.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

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

El Salvador ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 58th 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, El Salvador or Mexico?
El Salvador, at 1.6% against 1.1% in Mexico as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
El Salvador ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 58th 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