High income vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation

High income
0.0%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
6.2%
in 2022
High income rank
42nd
Saint Lucia rank
43rd

People practicing open defecation over time

  • High income
  • Saint Lucia
02468200020122024

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 6.2% against 0.0% in High income, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 447.2 times High income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 42nd and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 7.2% 7.2% Saint Lucia
2010s 0.0% 6.5% 6.4% Saint Lucia
2020s 0.0% 6.2% 6.2% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, High income or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 6.2% against 0.0% in High income as of 2022.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between High income and Saint Lucia?
6.2%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Saint Lucia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do High income and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
High income ranks 42nd and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation (% of population)
Unit
% of population
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 6,240 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.