Botswana vs Latin America & Caribbean: People practicing open defecation, rural
Botswana
16.7%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
3.2%
in 2024
Botswana rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Botswana
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 16.7% against 3.2% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 5.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 171 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 23.3% | 14.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 12.7% | 14.5% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 5.3% | 13.5% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Botswana or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Botswana, at 16.7% against 3.2% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 13.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Botswana ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 171 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, rural (% of rural 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.