Dominica vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation
Dominica
5.6%
in 2017
Saint Lucia
6.2%
in 2022
Dominica rank
46th
Saint Lucia rank
43rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Dominica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 6.2% against 5.6% in Dominica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 46th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 7.2% | 5.3% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Dominica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 6.2% against 5.6% in Dominica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.6%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Saint Lucia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Dominica and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Dominica ranks 46th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd 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.