What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between British Virgin Islands and Uruguay?

0.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Uruguay?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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.

British Virgin Islands vs Uruguay: People practicing open defecation

British Virgin Islands

0.0%

in 2016

Uruguay

0.0%

in 2024

British Virgin Islands rank

129th

Uruguay rank

129th

People practicing open defecation over time

British Virgin Islands
Uruguay

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

British Virgin Islands ranks 129th and Uruguay ranks 129th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	Uruguay
2010s	0.0%	0.7%	0.7%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, British Virgin Islands or Uruguay?: British Virgin Islands, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between British Virgin Islands and Uruguay?: 0.0%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Uruguay?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do British Virgin Islands and Uruguay rank globally for people practicing open defecation?: British Virgin Islands ranks 129th and Uruguay ranks 129th 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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Indicator: People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.