El Salvador vs Suriname: People practicing open defecation, rural

El Salvador
2.4%
in 2024
Suriname
3.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Suriname rank
67th

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • El Salvador
  • Suriname
0510152025200020122024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 3.2% against 2.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Suriname ranks 67th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 15.1% 20.4% 5.3% Suriname
2010s 8.7% 9.3% 0.6% Suriname
2020s 3.8% 3.2% 0.5% 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 Suriname?
Suriname, at 3.2% against 2.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between El Salvador and Suriname?
0.8%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Suriname ranks 67th 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.