Ecuador vs Vanuatu: People practicing open defecation, rural
Ecuador
4.9%
in 2024
Vanuatu
6.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
60th
Vanuatu rank
58th
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Ecuador
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 6.1% against 4.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 60th and Vanuatu ranks 58th of 171 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 1.1% | 18.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 3.5% | 8.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Ecuador or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 6.1% against 4.9% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Ecuador and Vanuatu?
- 1.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Vanuatu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Ecuador ranks 60th 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
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.