Kenya vs Saint Lucia: People practicing open defecation
Kenya
5.9%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
6.2%
in 2022
Kenya rank
45th
Saint Lucia rank
43rd
People practicing open defecation over time
- Kenya
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 6.2% against 5.9% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 45th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 7.2% | 7.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.5% | 3.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 1.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Kenya or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 6.2% against 5.9% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Kenya and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saint Lucia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Saint Lucia rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Saint Lucia ranks 43rd 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.