Aruba vs El Salvador: People practicing open defecation
Aruba
0.9%
in 2024
El Salvador
1.2%
in 2024
Aruba rank
81st
El Salvador rank
78th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Aruba
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.2% against 0.9% in Aruba, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Aruba's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Aruba ranks 81st and El Salvador ranks 78th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 6.9% | 5.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Aruba or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 1.2% against 0.9% in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Aruba and El Salvador?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and El Salvador rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Aruba ranks 81st and El Salvador ranks 78th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.