Curacao vs Mauritius: People practicing open defecation

Curacao
0.3%
in 2017
Mauritius
0.3%
in 2024
Curacao rank
96th
Mauritius rank
97th

People practicing open defecation over time

  • Curacao
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Curacao currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Curacao's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Curacao has been ahead every year.

Curacao ranks 96th and Mauritius ranks 97th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Curacao Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7% 0.1% 0.6% Curacao
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Curacao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Curacao or Mauritius?
Curacao, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Mauritius as of 2017.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Curacao and Mauritius?
0.0%, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Mauritius?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Curacao and Mauritius rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
Curacao ranks 96th and Mauritius ranks 97th 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.