El Salvador vs Suriname: People practicing open defecation
El Salvador
1.2%
in 2024
Suriname
1.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
78th
Suriname rank
77th
People practicing open defecation over time
- El Salvador
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
El Salvador ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 77th 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 | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, El Salvador or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.2% against 1.2% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between El Salvador and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- El Salvador ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 77th 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.