El Salvador vs Malawi: People practicing open defecation, rural
El Salvador
2.4%
in 2024
Malawi
2.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Malawi rank
71st
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 69th and Malawi ranks 71st of 171 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, El Salvador or Malawi?
- El Salvador, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- El Salvador ranks 69th and Malawi ranks 71st 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.