Costa Rica vs Montenegro: People practicing open defecation, rural
Costa Rica
0.1%
in 2024
Montenegro
0.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
94th
Montenegro rank
93rd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Montenegro ranks 93rd of 171 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Costa Rica or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 0.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Montenegro?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Montenegro rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Montenegro ranks 93rd 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.