Ecuador vs Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation
Ecuador
1.7%
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.8%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
72nd
Tuvalu rank
70th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Ecuador
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 72nd and Tuvalu ranks 70th of 214 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.9% | 1.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Ecuador or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Ecuador and Tuvalu?
- 0.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Tuvalu rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Ecuador ranks 72nd and Tuvalu ranks 70th 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.