Cuba vs Saudi Arabia: People practicing open defecation, rural
Cuba
0.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2024
Cuba rank
84th
Saudi Arabia rank
81st
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Cuba
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 84th and Saudi Arabia ranks 81st of 171 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Cuba or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Saudi Arabia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Saudi Arabia rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Cuba ranks 84th and Saudi Arabia ranks 81st 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.