Croatia vs Mauritius: People practicing open defecation, rural

Croatia
0.4%
in 2021
Mauritius
0.3%
in 2024
Croatia rank
87th
Mauritius rank
89th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Croatia
  • Mauritius
0.10.20.30.4200020122024

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.4 times Mauritius's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 89th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% Croatia
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Croatia
2020s 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Croatia or Mauritius?
Croatia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Mauritius as of 2021.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Croatia and Mauritius?
0.1%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Mauritius?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Mauritius rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Croatia ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 89th 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

Indicator
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural 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
218 places, 5,299 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.