El Salvador vs Rwanda: People practicing open defecation
El Salvador
1.2%
in 2024
Rwanda
1.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
78th
Rwanda rank
79th
People practicing open defecation over time
- El Salvador
- Rwanda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 79th 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 | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 3.0% | 3.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, El Salvador or Rwanda?
- El Salvador, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- El Salvador ranks 78th and Rwanda ranks 79th 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.