Croatia vs North Macedonia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Croatia
0.4%
in 2021
North Macedonia
0.3%
in 2024
Croatia rank
87th
North Macedonia rank
88th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Croatia
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.4 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Croatia ranks 87th and North Macedonia ranks 88th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and North Macedonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 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 North Macedonia?
- Croatia, at 0.4% against 0.3% in North Macedonia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Croatia and North Macedonia?
- 0.1%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and North Macedonia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and North Macedonia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Croatia ranks 87th and North Macedonia ranks 88th 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.