El Salvador vs Gabon: People practicing open defecation
El Salvador
1.2%
in 2024
Gabon
1.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
78th
Gabon rank
75th
People practicing open defecation over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 75th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 2.2% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, El Salvador or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 1.3% against 1.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- El Salvador ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 75th 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.