El Salvador vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: People practicing open defecation
El Salvador
1.2%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.3%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
78th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
76th
People practicing open defecation over time
- El Salvador
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 78th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 2.3% | 4.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, El Salvador or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 1.3% against 1.2% in El Salvador as of 2017.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.1%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- El Salvador ranks 78th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 76th 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.