Equatorial Guinea vs Honduras: People practicing open defecation
Equatorial Guinea
2.9%
in 2017
Honduras
3.4%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
61st
Honduras rank
58th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 3.4% against 2.9% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st and Honduras ranks 58th of 214 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 15.1% | 7.3% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 9.2% | 5.9% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Equatorial Guinea or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 3.4% against 2.9% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Equatorial Guinea and Honduras?
- 0.5%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Honduras?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Honduras rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st and Honduras ranks 58th 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.