Guatemala vs Tuvalu: People practicing open defecation, rural
Guatemala
1.4%
in 2024
Tuvalu
2.2%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
75th
Tuvalu rank
72nd
People practicing open defecation, rural over time
- Guatemala
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 2.2% against 1.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.5 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 75th and Tuvalu ranks 72nd of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 10.9% | 6.3% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 2.5% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, rural, Guatemala or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 2.2% against 1.4% in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation, rural between Guatemala and Tuvalu?
- 0.8%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Tuvalu rank globally for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Guatemala ranks 75th and Tuvalu ranks 72nd 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.