Dominican Republic vs Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation, rural

Dominican Republic
5.1%
in 2024
Vanuatu
6.1%
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Vanuatu rank
58th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Vanuatu
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 6.1% against 5.1% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Vanuatu ranks 58th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 8.7% 1.1% 7.6% Dominican Republic
2010s 6.8% 3.5% 3.3% Dominican Republic
2020s 5.4% 5.5% 0.1% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Dominican Republic or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 6.1% against 5.1% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Dominican Republic and Vanuatu?
1.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Vanuatu?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Vanuatu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Vanuatu ranks 58th 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.