Equatorial Guinea vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: People practicing open defecation, rural

Equatorial Guinea
3.6%
in 2017
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4.0%
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea rank
64th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
62nd

People practicing open defecation, rural over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 4.0% against 3.6% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 62nd of 171 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Difference Ahead
2000s 9.9% 2.4% 7.5% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 4.2% 3.8% 0.4% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Equatorial Guinea or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 4.0% against 3.6% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Equatorial Guinea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
0.4%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 62nd 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.