Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago: People practicing open defecation

Cuba
0.2%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
0.2%
in 2024
Cuba rank
101st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
100th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Cuba
  • Trinidad and Tobago
00.511.5200020122024

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th of 214 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 1.2% 0.0% 1.2% Cuba
2010s 0.6% 0.1% 0.6% Cuba
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Cuba or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
Cuba ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th 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

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

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.