Croatia vs Cuba: People practicing open defecation, rural
Croatia
0.4%
in 2021
Cuba
0.5%
in 2024
Croatia rank
87th
Cuba rank
84th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Croatia
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 87th and Cuba ranks 84th of 171 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 3.6% | 3.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Croatia or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Croatia and Cuba?
- 0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Cuba?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and Cuba rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Croatia ranks 87th and Cuba ranks 84th 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.