Costa Rica vs Jordan: People practicing open defecation
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Jordan
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
114th
Jordan rank
117th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Jordan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Jordan ranks 117th of 214 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and Jordan ranks 117th 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.